3rd Avenue & East 24th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 24th Street is in Gramercy, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Madison Square Post Office is 300 feet away. The nearest subway, 23 St-Baruch College, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 108 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
23 St-Baruch College
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
3 Av/E 24 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
8 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 24th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 23 St-Baruch College, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    1,220 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 28 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 23 St R, W
    0.4 miles
    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 24 St, 60 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 40 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 24 St M101, M102, M103
    60 feet
    M101 M102 M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 24 St 79 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 miles
  2. 200 East 24th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    160 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 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
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10010
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gramercy
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and July 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 24th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 24th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-1PM 3PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104496, 105252, 106557 and 107069.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1904 and 1906.

  1. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 schools
  • 3 public spaces
  • 2 colleges
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. School of Visual Arts College
    350 feet
  2. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    470 feet
  3. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    470 feet
Show all 10
  1. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    700 feet
  2. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  3. School of the Future High School
    1,050 feet
  4. Epiphany School (The) School
    1,130 feet
  5. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  6. Icd International Center for the Dis Trade or language school
    1,290 feet
  7. Nord Anglia International School, New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    140 feet
  2. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    660 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    570 feet
  2. Epiphany Library
    760 feet
  3. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Complex Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    930 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    560 feet
  2. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brotherhood Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  2. Epiphany Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 108 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 24th 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.