3rd Avenue & East 32nd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 32nd Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Armenian Evangelical Church is 530 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 112 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
970 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
3 Av/E 33 St · M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
38 places
11 public spaces, 11 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 32nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 970 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  1. 33 St 6
    970 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
    0.4 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 33 St, 250 feet away, for the M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 73 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 33 St M102, M103, BxM1 · Shelter
    250 feet
    M102 M103 BxM1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M102 …
  2. M103 …
  3. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 3rd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 31 St & 3 Ave 65 docks in all
    300 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. 251 East 32nd Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    650 feet
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2015
  • 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 and 4 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Murray Hill-Kips Bay
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 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
  • 19 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY SUNDAY 7AM-10PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 32nd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 32nd Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101574, 103989, 105256, 105257, 106067 and 106264.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical, and built between 1908 and 1909.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

  • 11 public spaces
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    620 feet
  2. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    990 feet
  3. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
Show all 9
  1. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet
  2. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    1,220 feet
  3. Murray Hill Academy School
    1,220 feet
  4. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    1,220 feet
  5. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    1,220 feet
  6. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground
    1,110 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    180 feet
  2. Public space at Future Public space
    270 feet
  3. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    400 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    410 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    760 feet
  3. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    990 feet
  5. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  6. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  7. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    1,270 feet
  8. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kips Bay Library
    380 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    870 feet
Show all 5
  1. Civic Club Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  2. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    530 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    910 feet
Show all 5
  1. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. First Moravian Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    1,170 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    260 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,090 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,220 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    710 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    860 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 112 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 32nd 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, 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.