3rd Avenue & East 28th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 28th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church is 220 feet away, and Bellevue South Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, 28 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 121 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
23 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
3 Av/E 26 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
30 places
9 religious buildings, 7 public spaces and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 28th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 28 St 6
    950 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 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, 360 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 58 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 26 St M101, M102, M103
    360 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.

  • 109 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
    550 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 30th Street, 0.5 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
    1,090 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 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 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, March 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2020
  • Turn calming, March 2025

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
40 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2021 and November 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 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 28th Street

  • Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM

South side of East 28th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103055, 106009, 106103 and 107347.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Romanesque Revival, one each, and built between 1853 and 1909.

  1. New York School of Applied Design for Women Designated landmark
    820 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    220 feet
  2. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    900 feet
  3. Churchill School and Center School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    950 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park
    950 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park Playground
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Dog Run in Bellevue South Park Dog run
    1,100 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Future Public space
    930 feet
  3. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,030 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    950 feet
  2. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,020 feet
  3. Public space at Crystal House Public space
    1,170 feet
  4. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    1,200 feet
  5. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    1,210 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Kips Bay Library
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. 28th Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    480 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    220 feet
  2. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    380 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    460 feet
Show all 5
  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    960 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    1,010 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,120 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    870 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,030 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,250 feet
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    960 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 121 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 28th 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.