Park Avenue & East 122nd Street

Park Avenue and East 122nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Jackie Robinson Community Garden is 160 feet away, and Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
1,280 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
Madison Av/E 121 St · M1
Within a walk
37 places
9 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 14 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 122nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    1,280 feet
    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
    0.4 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 Madison Av/E 121 St, 620 feet away, for the M1.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Madison Av/E 121 St M1 · Shelter
    620 feet
    M1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M1 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Park Ave & E 124 St 36 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
25 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 1995.

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 are the London planetree and the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 122nd Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of East 122nd Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Park Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 5:30AM-7AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • 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 ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Romanesque Revival, and built between 1888 and 1889.

  1. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 Designated landmark
    770 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 schools
  • 15 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    740 feet
  2. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    910 feet
  3. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    1,120 feet
Show all 7
  1. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    1,230 feet
  2. P.S. 007 Samuel Stern School
    1,270 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool
    1,270 feet
  4. Helene Fuld College of Nursing College
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    160 feet
  2. Eugene McCabe Field
    350 feet
  3. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    600 feet
Show all 11
  1. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    180 feet
  2. Life Spire Garden
    600 feet
  3. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    610 feet
  4. Mt. Morris East Playground
    870 feet
  5. Dog Run in Marcus Garvey Park Dog run
    1,000 feet
  6. Harlem Art Park
    1,080 feet
  7. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    1,130 feet
  8. Lydia's Magic Garden (El Girasol Magic Garden) Garden
    1,240 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Mount Morris Bank Listed historic place
    940 feet
  2. Harlem Courthouse Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Elmendorf Reformed Church Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Bethel Church of Christ House of worship
    940 feet
  3. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Bethel Gospel Assembly House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    600 feet
  2. Older adult center at 150 East 121st Street Older adult center
    990 feet

Fire and police

  1. 25th Precinct Police station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    930 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 122nd 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.