3rd Avenue & East 34th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 34th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Armenian Evangelical Church is 250 feet away, and Murray Hill Academy is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about five minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
1,210 feet · 5 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 34 St/3 Av · M34 SBS, M34A SBS, BM5
Within a walk
37 places
14 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    1,210 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 7 S
  2. 28 St 6
    0.5 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 E 34 St/3 Av, 60 feet away, for the M34 SBS, M34A SBS and BM5.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 34 St/3 Av M34 SBS, M34A SBS, BM5
    60 feet
    M34 SBS M34A SBS BM5

Next buses at this stop

  1. M34 SBS …
  2. M34A SBS …
  3. BM5 …

Live arrivals

East 34th Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

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

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 31 St & 3 Ave 65 docks in all
    830 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
    1.4 miles
  2. 300 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    950 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, November 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 27 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 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 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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7PM-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 8:30AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 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-4PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

North side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7PM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102076, 102323 and 103108.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 33 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival (early). They were mostly built between 1855 and 1864.

  1. Civic Club (Estonian House) Designated landmark
    590 feet
  2. The Church of the New Jerusalem Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 7 schools
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    640 feet
  2. Manhattan Academy for Arts & Language School
    970 feet
  3. Murray Hill Academy School
    970 feet
Show all 8
  1. Success Academy Charter High School of Liberal Arts (BX) School
    970 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter High School of the Liberal Arts School
    970 feet
  3. Unity Center for Urban Technologies School
    970 feet
  4. Maryel School of New York School
    1,010 feet
  5. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    1,040 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    250 feet
  2. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    500 feet
Show all 14
  1. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    530 feet
  2. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    790 feet
  4. Public space at Future Public space
    800 feet
  5. Public space at Windsor Court Public space
    930 feet
  6. Public space at Three Park Avenue Public space
    970 feet
  7. Public space at 300 East 34th Street Public space
    970 feet
  8. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,020 feet
  9. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    1,040 feet
  10. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    1,270 feet
  11. Public space at Biltmore Plaza Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    240 feet
  2. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Kips Bay Library
    910 feet
Show all 6
  1. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    970 feet
  2. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    1,280 feet
  3. 33rd Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    250 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Good Shepherd Church House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    700 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    600 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    180 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    330 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 34th 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.