Park Avenue & East 120th Street

Park Avenue and East 120th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Eugene McCabe Field is 90 feet away, and the 125th Street Plaza is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.

Safety record
40 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Lexington Av/E 122 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
37 places
11 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 120th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 122 St, 860 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/E 122 St M101, M103 · Shelter
    860 feet
    M101 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 120th Street.

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 120 St 28 docks in all
    500 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1890 Park Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 40 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, December 2015

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
9
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1972 and 2001.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 120th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 120th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7 AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival (late), and built between 1907 and 1908.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at East Harlem Artpark.

  1. Growth Sculpture by Jorge Luis Rodríguez, 1985
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 2 parks
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    510 feet
  2. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    740 feet
  3. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,150 feet
  4. Paul Inst of Mainstream 5th Avenue School
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eugene McCabe Field
    90 feet
  2. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    570 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    590 feet
Show all 12
  1. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    640 feet
  2. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    680 feet
  3. Harlem Art Park
    720 feet
  4. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    720 feet
  5. Mt. Morris East Playground
    800 feet
  6. Olga's El Gallo Community Garden
    1,080 feet
  7. Life Spire Garden
    1,130 feet
  8. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    1,140 feet
  9. Peaceful Valley Garden
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,190 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    540 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    540 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    960 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    760 feet
  2. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church Landmark
    850 feet
  3. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    930 feet
Show all 5
  1. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    730 feet
  2. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    1,120 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,140 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,270 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 120th Street or Park Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.