3rd Avenue & East 40th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 40th Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Chanin Building, one of eight Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 750 feet away, and Holland Society Library is 1,270 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, 7 and S. Within a five-minute walk are 44 public places, 11 of them trade or language schools, and 134 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
770 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
3 Av/E 39 St · M101, M102, M103, QM32 +1
Within a walk
44 places
14 public spaces, 11 trade or language schools and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 40th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 770 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    770 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 …

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 39 St, 170 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103, QM32 and QM44.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 39 St M101, M102, M103, QM32 +1
    170 feet
    M101 M102 M103 QM32 QM44

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. QM32 …
  5. QM44 …

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 40th Street.

  • 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers
    1,260 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, February 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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,900 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 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to 10pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to 10pm on East 40th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm, 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7pm to 10pm on East 40th Street (south side).

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 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY

North side of East 40th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-10PM SATURDAY 8AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO NYS POLICE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101362, 101363, 101913 and 107025.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and 16 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Altered Second Empire, Art Deco and Second Empire. They were mostly built between 1863 and 1920.

  1. Socony-Mobil Building Designated landmark
    480 feet
  2. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    660 feet
  3. Chanin Building Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 public places.

  • 14 public spaces
  • 11 trade or language schools
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    270 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    270 feet
  3. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    830 feet
Show all 16
  1. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    760 feet
  2. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    810 feet
  3. Everbrook Academy Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    880 feet
  4. CUNY Central Administration College
    890 feet
  5. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    890 feet
  6. Kennedy International School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,050 feet
  7. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  8. Empire Technology Center of New York Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  9. Medical Training Institute of New Yo Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  10. New York Holistic School Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  11. New York Institute of Art and Design Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  12. New York Institute of Career Develop Trade or language school
    1,180 feet
  13. Sheffield School of Interior Design Trade or language school
    1,180 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    220 feet
  2. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    350 feet
  3. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    620 feet
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  1. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    630 feet
  2. Public space at The Nash Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    670 feet
  4. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    720 feet
  5. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    730 feet
  6. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    790 feet
  7. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    930 feet
  8. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  9. Public space at Churchill Public space
    1,010 feet
  10. Public space at 240 East 38th Street Public space
    1,140 feet
  11. Public space at Carlton Regency North Public space
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. Vnsny Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing home or hospice
    870 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. House at 146 East 38th Street Listed historic place
    840 feet
  2. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,050 feet
  3. Chrysler Building Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
Show all 5
  1. Holland Society Library Research library
    1,270 feet
  2. Sniffen Court Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Society Jewish Science House of worship
    850 feet
  2. St Agnes Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Church of the Covenant House of worship
    1,210 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    110 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    230 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    320 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    800 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    530 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,000 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 134 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 40th 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.