3rd Avenue & East 31st Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 31st Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,639 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Kips Bay Library is 120 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 120 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
1,230 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
3 Av/E 31 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
11 religious buildings, 8 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 31st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  1. 33 St 6
    1,230 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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Lariat Seat Loops” (1997) by James Garvey at the 33 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 31 St, 40 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 69 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 31 St M101, M102, M103
    40 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 31 St & 3 Ave 65 docks in all
    60 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 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 February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,639 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 512th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 348 more were issued.

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
2
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
29 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 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2020 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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 7AM-10PM

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 31st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 31st Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101010, 101574, 101575, 105257, 105952 and 106474.

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
    620 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 8 public spaces
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    880 feet
  3. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,040 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    850 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Future Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    430 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    670 feet
  3. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    1,020 feet
  4. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,040 feet
  5. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kips Bay Library
    120 feet
  2. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Chester A. Arthur House Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Gramercy Arts Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    450 feet
  2. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    650 feet
  3. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church Landmark
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    790 feet
  2. First Moravian Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. St Illuminators Armenian Apostolic Cathedral House of worship
    1,160 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 16/Ladder 7 Fire station
    1,120 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    970 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,120 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 120 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 31st Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.