3rd Avenue & East 38th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 38th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Saviour Church is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 96 places to eat.

Safety record
20 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
1,290 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
3 Av/E 38 St · QM34, QM40, QM42
Within a walk
41 places
17 public spaces, 9 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 38th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 1,290 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    1,290 feet
    4 5 6 7 S

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Queens
1 line
  1. 7 …
Hudson Yards
1 line
  1. 7 …
Times Square
1 line
  1. S …

Also within a walk

  1. 33 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists five works at the Grand Central-42 St station, among them “Fast Track and Speedwheels” (1990) by Dan Sinclair and “Grand Central: Arches, Towers, Pyramids” (2000) by Jackie Ferrara.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 38 St, 40 feet away, for the QM34, QM40 and QM42.

  • 71 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 38 St QM34, QM40, QM42
    40 feet
    QM34 QM40 QM42

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM34 …
  2. QM40 …
  3. QM42 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and East 38th Street.

  • 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 39 St & Lexington Ave 63 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 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
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

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
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,300 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 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 16 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and March 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 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 MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 38th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 38th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103874, 105358 and 106949.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are four Individual Landmarks, and 61 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1859 and 1869.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 17 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 7 listed historic places
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    360 feet
  2. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    780 feet
  3. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. Wee Ones Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,160 feet
  2. Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center
    1,190 feet
  3. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. St. Vartan Park
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    200 feet
  2. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at The Nash Public space
    470 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    620 feet
  2. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    870 feet
  4. Public space at Whitney Public space
    1,010 feet
  5. Public space at Carlton Regency Public space
    1,020 feet
  6. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    1,140 feet
  7. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    1,140 feet
  8. Public space at New York Tower Public space
    1,180 feet
  9. Public space at Corinthian Public space
    1,190 feet
  10. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    1,190 feet
  11. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    1,240 feet
  12. Public space at Churchill Public space
    1,280 feet
  13. Public space at 166 East 34th Street Public space
    1,300 feet
  14. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    790 feet
  3. Sidewalk Clock at 519 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    850 feet
Show all 7
  1. Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Listed historic place
    1,050 feet
  2. Murray Hill Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet
  3. Murray Hill Historic District (Boundary Expansion) Listed historic place
    1,200 feet
  4. Daily News Building Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Saviour Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    930 feet
  3. Armenian Evangelical Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    280 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    490 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    90 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,320 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,040 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 38th 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.