Willis Avenue Bridge & 1st Avenue at East 125th Street

Willis Avenue Bridge, 1st Avenue and East 125th Street meet at a six-way junction in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 76 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Othmar Ammann Playground is 490 feet away, and Crack Is Wack Playground is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, 125 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, 5 and 6. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them parks, and five places to eat.

Safety record
57 hurt
76 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
125 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
1 Av/E 125 St · M15, M15 SBS
Within a walk
19 places
7 parks, 5 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Willis Avenue Bridge & 1st Avenue at East 125th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 125 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 125 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 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 …

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 1 Av/E 125 St, 60 feet away, for the M15 and M15 SBS.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 125 St M15, M15 SBS
    60 feet
    M15 M15 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …
  2. M15 SBS …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 1st Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 1st Avenue and Willis Avenue Bridge.

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 2 Ave & E 125 St 30 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

A ramp to the Harlem River Drive southbound starts at this corner.

  1. 2449 2nd Avenue Gas station
    940 feet
  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 76 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 57 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 17 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,100 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 in 1957.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 4:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 1st Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 4:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of East 125th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 4:30AM-6AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 125th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 parks
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 garden
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Harlem Village Academy East Charter School
    1,250 feet
  2. River East Elementary School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Louis Cuvillier Park
    70 feet
  2. Triboro Plaza
    100 feet
  3. Wagner Houses Pool Park
    180 feet
Show all 10
  1. Othmar Ammann Playground
    490 feet
  2. East River Esplanade Park
    620 feet
  3. Harlem River Park
    670 feet
  4. Crack Is Wack Playground
    1,020 feet
  5. Carver Community Garden
    1,110 feet
  6. Detective Omar Edwards Park
    1,200 feet
  7. Randall's Island Park
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 125th Street Library
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Manhattan Spanish Church 7 Day Adventist House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Wagner Pool Swimming pool
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 1st Avenue, East 125th Street, FDR Drive, Willis Avenue Bridge or Willis Avenue Bridge Bike Path.

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