3rd Avenue & East 36th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 36th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 277 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. The Church of the New Jerusalem stands 800 feet away. The nearest subway, 33 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 35 public places, seven of them listed historic places, and 87 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
33 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
430 feet
3 Av/E 37 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
35 places
12 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 36th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 33 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 33 St 6
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.3 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 37 St, 430 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 72 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 37 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    430 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.

  • 36 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. Lexington Ave & E 36 St 23 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 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
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 277 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 153rd most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

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
36 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

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

Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 51 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and June 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 36th Street

  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 36th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101635, 103109, 103370 and 106467.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 75 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1867.

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    640 feet
  2. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  3. Maryel School of New York School
    1,140 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
    1,180 feet
  2. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    1,300 feet
  3. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    770 feet
  2. St. Vartan Park Playground
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    730 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    780 feet
  2. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    880 feet
  3. Public space at Murray Hill House Public space
    920 feet
  4. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    930 feet
  5. Public space at Dumont Plaza Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at The Nash Public space
    980 feet
  7. Public space at 243 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,030 feet
  8. Public space at Laurence Tower Public space
    1,070 feet
  9. Public space at Murray Hill Public space
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    270 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    340 feet
  3. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    740 feet
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  1. James F.D. Lanier Residence Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    940 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  4. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    680 feet
  2. St Vartan Armenian Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
  3. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Murray Hill Post Office
    980 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    800 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,010 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    540 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 87 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 36th 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, 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.