3rd Avenue & East 27th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 27th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral is 340 feet away, and School of Visual Arts is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 130 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
1,180 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
3 Av/E 26 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
32 places
7 religious buildings, 6 public spaces and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 27th 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 four 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
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 33 St 6
    0.4 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, 110 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 58 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 26 St M101, M102, M103
    110 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 26 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    300 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
    1.7 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 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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, December 2021
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
13
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 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
  • 18 different rules
  • 8 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.

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 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 27th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 27th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101724, 102126, 104729 and 105165.

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
    780 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 6 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 11 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    790 feet
  3. School of Visual Arts College
    1,130 feet
Show all 6
  1. Baruch College Early Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet
  2. 47 the American Sign Language and English Secondary School
    1,240 feet
  3. The 47 American Sign Language & English Lower School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    960 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park
    970 feet
  3. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bellevue South Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    690 feet
  3. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    770 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    920 feet
  2. Public space at Future Public space
    1,180 feet
  3. Public space at 50 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  4. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    660 feet
  2. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Kips Bay Library
    1,080 feet
Show all 4
  1. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    370 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    340 feet
  2. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    390 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    720 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Madison Square Post Office Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Stein Senior Center Older adult center
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,000 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,130 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    990 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,270 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,220 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 130 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 27th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.