3rd Avenue & East 18th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 18th Street is in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church is 250 feet away. The nearest subway, 3 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 79 places to eat. About 5,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
3 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
3 Av
1,060 feet · 4 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
3 Av/E 17 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
38 places
11 religious buildings, 10 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 18th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 3 Av, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av L
    1,060 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
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.4 miles
    6

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 17 St, 100 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 17 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    100 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 64 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 19 St & 3 Ave 35 docks in all
    300 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 130 East 18th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,150 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
30 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of East 18th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Doctor plates only 1 sign DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103756, 105133, 106145 and 107038.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 126 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1850 and 1869.

  1. Scheffel Hall Designated landmark
    200 feet
  2. St. John the Baptist House Designated landmark
    420 feet
  3. The St. George Memorial House Designated landmark
    420 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Washington Irving High School.

  1. Washington Irving Memorial Bust by Friedrich Beer, 1885
    550 feet
  2. Peter Stuyvesant Statue by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1941
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 10 schools
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 field
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    580 feet
  2. Academy for Software Engineering School
    720 feet
  3. Gramercy Arts High School
    720 feet
Show all 13
  1. International High School at Union Square School
    720 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    720 feet
  3. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    720 feet
  4. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    720 feet
  5. Friends Seminary School
    880 feet
  6. Beginnings Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  7. Vivvi 16 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,090 feet
  8. Learningspring School
    1,170 feet
  9. M.S. 255 Salk School of Science School
    1,310 feet
  10. P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Stuyvesant Square Park
    740 feet
  2. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    1,000 feet
  3. Peter's Field
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    150 feet

Health care

  1. NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
    880 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Society for the Lying-In Hospital Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Stuyvesant Square Historic District Listed historic place
    960 feet
  3. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    970 feet
Show all 8
  1. Players, The Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  2. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  3. Houses at 326, 328 and 330 East 18th Street Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  4. Germania Life Insurance Company Building Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  5. Century Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    540 feet
  3. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    660 feet
Show all 8
  1. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. East End Temple House of worship
    730 feet
  3. Christ Lutheran Church House of worship
    960 feet
  4. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,070 feet
  5. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    360 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 79 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 18th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.