3rd Avenue & East 111th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 111th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, and is also named Machito Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) is 230 feet away, and James Weldon Johnson Playground is 810 feet away. The nearest subway, 110 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 40 public places, 13 of them religious buildings, and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
110 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
3 Av/E 109 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
40 places
13 religious buildings, 10 schools and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 111th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 110 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 110 St 6
    750 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 116 St 6
    0.3 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, 420 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 109 St M101, M102, M103
    420 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 and East 111th Street.

  • 30 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. 3 Ave & E 112 St 23 docks in all
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 17 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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 (North)
Elevation
12 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Machito Square, a co-naming enacted on October 23, 1985 (Local Law 65 of 1985).

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.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Machito Square.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and August 2025; 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 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

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 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 111th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 111th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110306 and 112783.

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.

  • 13 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 5 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Johnson Trade or language school
    470 feet
  2. Harbor Science and Arts Charter School
    650 feet
  3. P.S. 083 Luis Munoz Rivera School
    800 feet
Show all 15
  1. Renaissance Technical Institute Trade or language school
    510 feet
  2. The Bilingual Bicultural School
    800 feet
  3. Northside Center for Child Development Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    800 feet
  4. Mosaic Preparatory Academy School
    860 feet
  5. Success Academy-Harlem East School
    860 feet
  6. Northside Headstart Center School
    970 feet
  7. Urban Concepts of New York Round-The-Clock Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  8. Our Lady Queen of Angels School
    1,020 feet
  9. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet
  10. Esperanza Preparatory Magnet School
    1,120 feet
  11. Tag Young Scholars School
    1,120 feet
  12. Harlen Chldrn Zone Academy II Es School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) Garden
    230 feet
  2. El Cataño Garden
    280 feet
  3. Family Community Garden Manhattan Garden
    430 feet
Show all 7
  1. Poor Richard's Playground
    590 feet
  2. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    810 feet
  3. Villa Santruce Garden
    1,100 feet
  4. Villa Santurce Garden
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Sendero Verde Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Aguilar Library Landmark
    500 feet

Houses of worship

  1. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    160 feet
  2. First Spanish Methodist Church House of worship
    460 feet
  3. Christ Apostolic Church House of worship
    530 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Anns RC Church House of worship
    1,090 feet
  2. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    1,160 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Hellgate Post Office
    410 feet
  2. Clinton Community Center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 91 Fire station
    620 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 111th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.