3rd Avenue & East 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 12th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Cooper Post Office is 520 feet away, and Union Square Park is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av, is about two minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, six of them listed historic places, and 157 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 12th Street.

Safety record
5 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av
580 feet · 2 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
3 Av/E 11 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
23 places
6 listed historic places, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av, 580 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av L
    580 feet
    L

Next trains at this station

West Side
1 line
  1. L …
Brooklyn
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    1,190 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. Astor Pl 6
    1,320 feet
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 11 St, 110 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 11 St M101, M102, M103
    110 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 12th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 12 St & 3 Ave 70 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.2 miles
  2. 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, August 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 12th Street

  • No stopping 11 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 12th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101740, 102602 and 106981.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are nine Individual Landmarks, and 48 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1854 and 1867.

  1. Webster Hall Annex Designated landmark
    250 feet
  2. Webster Hall Designated landmark
    280 feet
  3. Van Tassell & Kearney Auction Mart Designated landmark
    330 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 6 listed historic places
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 college
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  2. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    920 feet
  3. St. John's University Manhattan College
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    940 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Park
    1,070 feet
  3. Union Square Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Yiddish Art Theatre Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 6
  1. 821 Broadway Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    1,100 feet
  3. Cooper Union Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. St Marks Church in the Bowery Landmark · listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Grace Church Listed historic place
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,100 feet
  2. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Older adult center at 331 East 12th Street Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    800 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    490 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    600 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,200 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    130 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    730 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    760 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    660 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 157 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 12th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.