3rd Avenue & East 29th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 29th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kips Bay Library is 570 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, ten of them religious buildings, and 134 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
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
28 St
1,200 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
3 Av/E 29 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
10 religious buildings, 7 public spaces and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 29th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 28 St, 1,200 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 28 St 6
    1,200 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
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 23 St-Baruch College 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 29 St, 160 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 57 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 29 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    160 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

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 29th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Lexington Ave & E 29 St 50 docks in all
    570 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
    1.6 miles
  2. 142 East 31st Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    830 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 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 June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 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 7,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 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 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 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 29th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 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 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of East 29th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101358, 104306, 106009 and 106952.

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
    670 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    280 feet
  2. Churchill School and Center School
    970 feet
  3. Rose Hill Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    690 feet
  2. Bellevue South Park
    1,210 feet
  3. Bellevue South Park Playground
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at Future Public space
    670 feet
  3. 25th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,290 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    950 feet
  3. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  4. Public space at Parc East Tower Apartments Public space
    1,210 feet
  5. Public space at Ascot Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    150 feet
  2. Kips Bay Library
    570 feet
  3. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    750 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    730 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    280 feet
  2. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    340 feet
  3. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. First Moravian Church House of worship
    710 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,300 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    990 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,090 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,280 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    820 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 134 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 29th 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.