3rd Avenue & East 109th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 109th 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. Poor Richard's Playground is 70 feet away, and the Bilingual Bicultural School is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 39 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 62 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
13 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
3 Av/E 109 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
39 places
15 religious buildings, 8 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 109th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 110 St 6
    760 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
    0.4 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, 120 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 109 St M101, M102, M103
    120 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.

  • 44 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
    40 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

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
12 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,000 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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and May 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

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 109th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 109th Street

  • Back-in parking only 4 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 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 39 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    430 feet
  2. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    430 feet
  3. Johnson Trade or language school
    990 feet
Show all 12
  1. Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School
    590 feet
  2. Tag Young Scholars School
    590 feet
  3. East Harlem Block Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  4. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  5. Renaissance Technical Institute Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  6. Harbor Science and Arts Charter School
    1,090 feet
  7. Northside Ctr-Child Development Day School
    1,170 feet
  8. Reece School
    1,170 feet
  9. Amber Charter School East Harlem School
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Poor Richard's Playground
    70 feet
  2. El Cataño Garden
    450 feet
  3. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) Garden
    570 feet
Show all 7
  1. Family Community Garden Manhattan Garden
    800 feet
  2. Neighbors of Vega Baja Garden
    1,010 feet
  3. Peter Minuit Playground
    1,100 feet
  4. White Playground
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Aguilar Library Landmark
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. First Spanish Methodist Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    990 feet
Show all 4
  1. Christ Apostolic Church House of worship
    1,060 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hellgate Post Office
    630 feet
  2. Clinton Community Center
    930 feet
  3. Older adult center at 312 East 109th Street Older adult center
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 91 Fire station
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    1,220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 places to eat and 39 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 109th 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.