3rd Avenue & East 106th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 106th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, and is also named Osvaldo Vega Plaza by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 52 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Amber Charter School East Harlem is 400 feet away, and St Cecilia Catholic Church is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, 103 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
43 hurt
52 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
103 St
1,310 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
50 feet
E 106 St/3 Av · M106
Within a walk
39 places
14 religious buildings, 12 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 106th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 103 St, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 103 St 6
    1,310 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 E 106 St/3 Av, 50 feet away, for the M106.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 106 St/3 Av M106 · Shelter
    50 feet
    M106
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M106 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and East 106th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2043 1st 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 52 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 41 people injured
  • 2 people killed
  • 11 of those hurt, on foot
  • 11 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Turn calming, May 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, January 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
10 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Osvaldo Vega Plaza, a co-naming enacted on July 29, 2002 (Local Law 19 of 2002).

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Osvaldo Vega Plaza.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 106th Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 106th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110476, 111626, 112999 and 114368.

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
    500 feet
  2. Fire Engine Company No. 53 Designated landmark
    510 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 39 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    400 feet
  3. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    720 feet
Show all 16
  1. Heritage School, The School
    730 feet
  2. Park East High School
    740 feet
  3. Agile Learning Center School
    840 feet
  4. Cristo Rey High School
    920 feet
  5. Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
    950 feet
  6. Leggett Memorial Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  7. East Harlem Education Center Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  8. East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School
    1,010 feet
  9. Dream Charter School East Harlem School
    1,120 feet
  10. The Lexington Academy School
    1,130 feet
  11. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    1,230 feet
  12. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    1,230 feet
  13. Northside Ctr-Child Development Day School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. White Playground
    370 feet
  2. Poor Richard's Playground
    560 feet
  3. Blake Hobbs Playground
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. El Cataño Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Cecilia's Church and Convent Listed historic place
    870 feet
  2. Gaylord White Houses Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. Aguilar Library
    1,170 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Living Hope Church House of worship
    660 feet
  2. St Cecilia Catholic Church Landmark
    720 feet
  3. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    750 feet
Show all 7
  1. Thy Will Be Done Christian Ministries House of worship
    830 feet
  2. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  3. Macedonia Gods Pentecostal Church House of worship
    1,240 feet
  4. St George & St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 2029 Second Avenue Older adult center
    1,220 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    80 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    510 feet
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    1,240 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and 40 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 106th 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.