3rd Avenue & East 26th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 26th 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. Gramercy Arts Theatre is 420 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 142 places to eat. A bus lane runs along 3rd Avenue, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
9 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
1,180 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
3 Av/E 26 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
6 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 12 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 26th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 1,180 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 28 St 6
    1,180 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St-Baruch College 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 33 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “ROAMING UNDERFOOT” (2018) by Nancy Blum at the 28 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 26 St, 180 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 58 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 26 St M101, M102, M103
    180 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 and East 26th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 26 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 142 East 31st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 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.

  • 9 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 October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024
  • Turn calming, March 2025

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,700 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 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 26th Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-1PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 26th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103458, 104729, 104730 and 106557.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1853 and 1906.

  1. Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Designated landmark
    690 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 10 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    640 feet
  2. School of Visual Arts College
    870 feet
  3. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    980 feet
Show all 8
  1. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    920 feet
  2. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    980 feet
  3. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,050 feet
  4. The Acorn School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,200 feet
  5. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bellevue South Park
    990 feet
  2. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    1,010 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    750 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    970 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  3. George Washington Hotel Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
Show all 4
  1. Epiphany Library
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    420 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    500 feet
  2. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    640 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Gustauus Adolphus Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    820 feet
  2. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,300 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    220 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 142 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 26th 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, NYCHA, 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.