3rd Avenue & East 33rd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 33rd Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray is 360 feet away, and Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 103 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
930 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
3 Av/E 33 St · M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
41 places
13 public spaces, 10 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 33rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    930 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
  2. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.5 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

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, 40 feet away, for the M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 77 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 33 St M102, M103, BxM1 · Shelter
    40 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 34th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,230 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 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017
  • Turn calming, January 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10016
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
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 8,500 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 Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on East 33rd Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 33rd 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 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102076, 102077, 103107, 103108 and 103991.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 13 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Romanesque Revival (early). They were mostly built in 1864.

  1. Civic Club (Estonian House) Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    360 feet
  2. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    960 feet
  3. NYU Langone Health Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
Show all 10
  1. Murray Hill Academy School
    960 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    960 feet
  3. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    960 feet
  4. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    960 feet
  5. Herard Center of Technology Trade or language school
    1,240 feet
  6. Archdiocese of NY - Epiphany School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  7. Maryel School of New York School
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    150 feet
  2. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    250 feet
  3. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    500 feet
Show all 13
  1. Public space at Future Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    650 feet
  3. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    770 feet
  4. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  5. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    1,020 feet
  7. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    1,020 feet
  8. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    1,070 feet
  9. Public space at 475 Park Avenue South Public space
    1,240 feet
  10. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    520 feet
  2. Kips Bay Library
    630 feet
  3. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
Show all 7
  1. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  2. House at 203 East 29th Street Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  3. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    1,250 feet
  4. New York School of Applied Design Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    320 feet
  2. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    970 feet
  3. Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El House of worship
    1,160 feet
Show all 5
  1. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    1,210 feet
  2. Our Lady of the Scapular St Stephen Church House of worship
    1,270 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    880 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,180 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,180 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    460 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    610 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 103 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 33rd 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.