3rd Avenue & East 115th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 115th Street is in East Harlem (North), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Jefferson development. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King is 220 feet away, and La Cuevita Community Garden is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, 116 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 53 places to eat.

Safety record
17 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
116 St
750 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
3 Av/E 116 St · M98, M101, M103
Within a walk
30 places
15 religious buildings, 4 gardens and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 115th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 116 St, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  1. 116 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. 110 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Everything There Is A Season” (2005) by Robert Blackburn at the 116 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 116 St, 260 feet away, for the M98, M101 and M103.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 116 St M98, M101, M103
    260 feet
    M98 M101 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M101 …
  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 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 115 St & Lexington Ave 25 docks in all
    560 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 116th Street & FDR Drive, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2278 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 245 East 124th Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 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
  • 4 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

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23 and 25 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)
Elevation
20 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Jefferson development.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Columbia' London planetree and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 52 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM

North side of East 115th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 115th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY NYC DEPT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE
  • Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 111538.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. James Weldon Johnson School
    360 feet
  2. Renaissance Technical Institute Trade or language school
    750 feet
  3. Union Settlement Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Johnson Trade or language school
    780 feet
  2. Our Lady Queen of Angels School
    1,000 feet
  3. Kennedy Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  4. Keith Haring School Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2
    1,230 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. James Weldon Johnson Playground
    280 feet
  2. Corozal Family Garden
    740 feet
  3. La Cuevita Community Garden
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Papo's Garden
    1,260 feet
  2. Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.) Garden
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Pentecostal Missionary Church Christ the King House of worship
    220 feet
  2. First Spanish Baptist 116 St Church House of worship
    320 feet
  3. Capila Evangelica Church House of worship
    400 feet
Show all 10
  1. God 3 Ave Church House of worship
    490 feet
  2. First Sharon Baptist Church House of worship
    630 feet
  3. Rehoboth Christian Church House of worship
    860 feet
  4. Christ Apostolic Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  5. La Casa de Dios Church House of worship
    1,190 feet
  6. St Paul & Holy Rosary Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  7. First Spanish Methodist Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Johnson Community Center
    1,100 feet
  2. Older adult center at 307 East 116th Street Older adult center
    1,230 feet
  3. Community center at Corsi Houses Community center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    500 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    390 feet
  2. Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket
    910 feet
  3. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    940 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    1,180 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 53 places to eat and 34 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 115th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.