3rd Avenue & East 105th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 105th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. White Playground is 280 feet away, and Mae Grant Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 54 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
150 feet
3 Av/E 104 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
37 places
14 religious buildings, 10 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 105th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    1,030 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 110 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

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 104 St, 150 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 104 St M101, M102, M103
    150 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.

  • 61 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 106 St & Lexington Ave 27 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 1425 Madison Avenue Charging for electric cars, 32 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 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.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

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
9 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 7 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 105th Street

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

South side of East 105th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112855 and 113444.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are five Individual Landmarks, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival. They were mostly built between 1883 and 1890.

  1. 28th Police Precinct Station House Designated landmark
    270 feet
  2. Fire Engine Company No. 53 Designated landmark
    290 feet
  3. Public School 72 Designated landmark
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Park East High School
    460 feet
  2. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    480 feet
  3. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    480 feet
Show all 14
  1. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    580 feet
  2. Heritage School, The School
    660 feet
  3. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  4. Dream Charter School East Harlem School
    840 feet
  5. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    840 feet
  6. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    840 feet
  7. The Lexington Academy School
    850 feet
  8. Cristo Rey High School
    1,010 feet
  9. Agile Learning Center School
    1,130 feet
  10. Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
    1,230 feet
  11. P.S. 38 Roberto Clemente School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. White Playground
    280 feet
  2. Blake Hobbs Playground
    830 feet
  3. Poor Richard's Playground
    850 feet
Show all 5
  1. 103rd Street Community Garden
    1,160 feet
  2. Mae Grant Playground
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gaylord White Houses Listed historic place
    780 feet
  2. St. Cecilia's Church and Convent Listed historic place
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Living Hope Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    550 feet
  3. St Cecilia Catholic Church Landmark
    800 feet
Show all 6
  1. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    940 feet
  2. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2029 Second Avenue Older adult center
    940 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    960 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    360 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    100 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    960 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    250 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 54 places to eat and 43 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 105th 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, 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.