3rd Avenue & East 13th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 13th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Van Tassell & Kearney Auction Mart, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 290 feet away, and St Marks Church in the Bowery is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av, is about a minute on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 130 places to eat.

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3rd Avenue & East 13th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av, 310 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av L
    310 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
    1,000 feet
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 14 St, 150 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 14 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    150 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 13th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 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

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 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
  • Turn calming, November 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025

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 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of East 13th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101740, 102195, 104425, 104426 and 106981.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 27 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1852 and 1895.

  1. Van Tassell & Kearney Auction Mart Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. Webster Hall Annex Designated landmark
    490 feet
  3. Consolidated Edison Building Designated landmark
    500 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 10 religious buildings
  • 9 schools
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 3 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  2. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
Show all 13
  1. Friends Seminary School
    1,230 feet
  2. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet
  3. Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School
    1,280 feet
  4. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,290 feet
  5. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,290 feet
  6. International High School at Union Square School
    1,290 feet
  7. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,290 feet
  8. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,290 feet
  9. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,290 feet
  10. St. John's University Manhattan College
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stuyvesant Square Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Union Square Park
    1,080 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    1,200 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    1,300 feet

Health care

  1. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Hospital
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Yiddish Art Theatre Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    640 feet
  2. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
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  1. St Marys Byzantine Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  2. Grace Church Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  3. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  4. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  5. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,200 feet
  6. Town & Village Synagogue House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    790 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 6/Ladder 3 Fire station
    530 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    760 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    870 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    500 feet
  3. H Mart Supermarket
    990 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    390 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,110 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 130 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

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.