3rd Avenue & East 100th Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 100th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development, and is also named Rev. Angel Valentin’s Corner by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Cherry Tree Park is 60 feet away, and Living Hope Church is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/E 99 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
28 places
9 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 100th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 103 St 6
    1,290 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 96 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Neo-Boriken” (1990) by Nitza Tufiño at the 103 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 99 St, 80 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 99 St M101, M102, M103
    80 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 3rd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 100 St 27 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    1,180 feet
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 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.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Turn calming, July 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

This corner carries two co-namings: Rev. Angel Valentin’s Corner (Local Law 81 of 2024, enacted on July 20, 2024) and Coach Skip Branch Way (Local Law 14 of 2021, enacted on January 17, 2021).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development.

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on each of these co-names.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 100th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 100th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Collegiate Gothic, and built between 1899 and 1901.

  1. Public School 109 Designated landmark
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 gardens
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Sunshine LC of Lexington Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  2. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    1,080 feet
  3. Washington Child care
    1,130 feet
Show all 5
  1. Islamic Cultural Center School
    1,160 feet
  2. Center for Life and Faith Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cherry Tree Park
    60 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    180 feet
  3. Sunshine Playground
    270 feet
Show all 7
  1. Maggie's Magic Garden
    600 feet
  2. Blake Hobbs Playground
    1,070 feet
  3. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,180 feet
  4. Harlem RBI Park
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    1,060 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    440 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    890 feet
  2. Living Hope Church House of worship
    1,230 feet
  3. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Lexington Community center
    560 feet
  2. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    700 feet
  3. Community center at Washington Community center
    760 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    600 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 100th Street.

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 Records, NYCHA, 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.