3rd Avenue & East 108th Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 108th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Aguilar Library is 620 feet away, and Peter Minuit Playground is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and 63 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
7 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St
1,020 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
3 Av/E 109 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
40 places
14 religious buildings, 10 schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 108th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St, 1,020 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 110 St 6
    1,020 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 103 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 116 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Sábado en la Ciento Diez (Saturday on 110th Street)” (1996) by Manuel Vega at the 110 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 109 St, 380 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 109 St M101, M102, M103
    380 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 109 St 25 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on 3rd Avenue (east side).

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 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
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 108th Street

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

South side of East 108th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110476 and 113433.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Classical Revival, and built between 1898 and 1899.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 40 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    690 feet
  2. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    690 feet
  3. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
Show all 15
  1. Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School
    850 feet
  2. Tag Young Scholars School
    850 feet
  3. Northside Ctr-Child Development Day School
    910 feet
  4. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    940 feet
  5. Agile Learning Center School
    1,190 feet
  6. Johnson Trade or language school
    1,250 feet
  7. Friends and Family Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,260 feet
  8. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  9. Heritage School, The School
    1,280 feet
  10. Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
    1,290 feet
  11. Park East High School
    1,290 feet
  12. Renaissance Technical Institute Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Poor Richard's Playground
    60 feet
  2. El Cataño Garden
    700 feet
  3. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) Garden
    830 feet
Show all 7
  1. White Playground
    920 feet
  2. Family Community Garden Manhattan Garden
    1,060 feet
  3. Peter Minuit Playground
    1,110 feet
  4. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Aguilar Library Landmark
    620 feet

Houses of worship

  1. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    650 feet
  2. Church of the Good Neighbor House of worship
    1,090 feet
  3. First Spanish Methodist Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Cecilia Catholic Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  2. Living Hope Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  3. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hellgate Post Office
    890 feet
  2. Clinton Community Center
    1,180 feet
  3. Older adult center at 312 East 109th Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    800 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    920 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    960 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    650 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 63 places to eat and 37 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 108th 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.