Park Avenue & East 121st Street

Park Avenue and East 121st Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility is 280 feet away, and El Barrio Garden of Angels is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Lexington Av/E 122 St · M101, M103
Within a walk
36 places
8 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 121st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Open Secret” (1986) by Houston Conwill and “Polyrhythmics of Consciousness and Light” (2003) by Valerie Maynard at the 125 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lexington Av/E 122 St, 600 feet away, for the M101 and M103.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Madison Ave & E 120 St 30 docks in all
    710 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2017

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
26 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,500 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 1974 and 1999.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and November 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 121st Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 121st Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of Park Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC HEALTH & HOSPITALS CORPORATION
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 5:30AM-7AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

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

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 colleges
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    480 feet
  2. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    1,010 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,010 feet
Show all 7
  1. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    1,040 feet
  2. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    1,170 feet
  3. Sunshine LC of 3rd Ave Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,230 feet
  4. John Paul the Great Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Eugene McCabe Field
    90 feet
  2. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    310 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    590 feet
Show all 10
  1. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    420 feet
  2. Mt. Morris East Playground
    610 feet
  3. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    740 feet
  4. Harlem Art Park
    820 feet
  5. Life Spire Garden
    870 feet
  6. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    880 feet
  7. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    980 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    930 feet

Health care

  1. Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital
    280 feet
  2. Henry J. Carter Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing home or hospice
    280 feet
  3. Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,180 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  3. Harlem Fire Watchtower Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
Show all 4
  1. Fire Hook and Ladder No. 14 Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    790 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,020 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    1,110 feet
  2. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    1,250 feet
  3. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    1,260 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
    860 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,150 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along East 121st Street or Park Avenue.

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