3rd Avenue & East 20th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 20th Street is in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Scheffel Hall, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 670 feet away, and Madison Square Post Office is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about five minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, 12 of them schools, and 75 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
3 Av/E 20 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
41 places
12 schools, 11 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 20th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 3 Av L
    0.3 miles
    L
  2. 14 St-Union Sq 4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 L N Q R W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Long Division” (1988) by Valerie Jaudon at the 23 St-Baruch College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 20 St, 110 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 20 St M101, M102, M103
    110 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 20th Street.

  • 75 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 19 St & 3 Ave 35 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.8 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
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 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
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and May 2025, 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 20th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 5 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

South side of East 20th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102242, 102306, 103930 and 106251.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 98 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate and Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1850 and 1872.

  1. Hotel Irving Designated landmark
    320 feet
  2. Scheffel Hall Designated landmark
    670 feet
  3. The National Arts Club Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 12 schools
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Learningspring School
    680 feet
  2. Vivvi 16 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    820 feet
  3. Epiphany School (The) School
    1,080 feet
Show all 17
  1. The Jack and Jill School at St. George's Church Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet
  2. School of Visual Arts College
    1,100 feet
  3. School of the Future High School
    1,110 feet
  4. M.S. 255 Salk School of Science School
    1,130 feet
  5. P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens School
    1,130 feet
  6. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    1,200 feet
  7. Academy for Software Engineering School
    1,200 feet
  8. Gramercy Arts High School
    1,200 feet
  9. International High School at Union Square School
    1,200 feet
  10. Success Academy Charter School - Union Square School
    1,200 feet
  11. The High School for Language and Diplomacy School
    1,200 feet
  12. Union Square Academy for Health Sciences School
    1,200 feet
  13. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  14. J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
    760 feet
  2. Peter's Field
    760 feet
  3. Stuyvesant Square Park
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Towers Medical Plaza Public space
    640 feet
  2. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Gramercy Park Historic District Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. Players, The Listed historic place
    730 feet
  3. Samuel J. Tilden House Listed historic place
    800 feet
Show all 5
  1. Epiphany Library
    1,080 feet
  2. Society for the Lying-In Hospital Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · landmark
    250 feet
  2. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    580 feet
  3. St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church House of worship
    710 feet
Show all 10
  1. Epiphany Church House of worship
    750 feet
  2. East End Temple House of worship
    990 feet
  3. Calvary St George Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,120 feet
  4. Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,130 feet
  5. Manhattan Korean Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  6. St George Episc Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  7. Chabad of Gramercy Park House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    860 feet
  2. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    950 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    850 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 75 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 20th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.