Park Avenue & East 124th Street

Park Avenue and East 124th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 140 feet to the 125th Street Plaza, and Eugene McCabe Field is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 24 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
200 feet
Park Av/E 125 St · M98
Within a walk
31 places
7 religious buildings, 5 schools and 15 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Park Avenue & East 124th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    750 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. 125 St 2, 3
    0.4 miles
    2 3
  2. 116 St 6
    0.5 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 Park Av/E 125 St, 200 feet away, for the M98.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Park Av/E 125 St M98
    200 feet
    M98

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound at Park Avenue & East 132nd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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)

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 124th Street

  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY JULY 1 - SEPT 30 THURSDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

South side of East 124th Street

  • Ambulettes only 2 signs AMBULETTE ONLY 5AM-11PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Park Avenue

  • No standing 9 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Park Avenue

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

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1883 and 1889.

  1. Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Mount Morris Bank Building Designated landmark
    370 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 2 nursing homes or hospices
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 12 other places

Schools and child care

  1. NY Col of Podiatric Medicine College
    390 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Infant, toddler and preschool care · Pre-K
    600 feet
  3. Association Benefit Chldrn-Graham School
    710 feet
Show all 7
  1. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy II Charter School
    990 feet
  2. Democracy Prep Harlem Charter Elementary School
    1,100 feet
  3. The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce School
    1,100 feet
  4. P.S. M079 - Horan School
    1,260 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jackie Robinson Community Garden
    580 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Park Listed historic place
    590 feet
  3. El Barrio Garden of Angels Garden
    710 feet
Show all 7
  1. Marcus Garvey Park Playground
    760 feet
  2. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground
    870 feet
  3. Eugene McCabe Field
    880 feet
  4. Life Spire Garden
    970 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 125th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    140 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Harlem Savings Bank Listed historic place
    770 feet
  2. Harlem Library
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The National Black Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. First Church of Christ Holiness House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Latin American Pentecostal Church of God House of worship
    480 feet
  3. Holy Ghost Pentecostal Faith Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Triborough Finance New Post Office
    270 feet
  2. Marcus Garvey Pool Swimming pool
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 12/Engine 35/Ladder 14 Fire station
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 124th Street or Park Avenue.

Sources: 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 Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.