3rd Avenue & East 42nd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 42nd Street is in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 55 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 224 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. CUNY Central Administration is 350 feet away, and Mary O'Connor Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand Central-42 St, is about a minute on foot, for the 4, 5, 6 and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 11 of them trade or language schools, and 161 places to eat.

Safety record
41 hurt
55 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand Central-42 St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, 7, S
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
E 42 St/3 Av · M42
Within a walk
45 places
16 public spaces, 11 trade or language schools and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 42nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand Central-42 St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    240 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. 42 St-Bryant Pk/5 Av 7, B, D, F, M
    0.4 miles
    7 B D F M

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 E 42 St/3 Av, 30 feet away, for the M42.

  • 76 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 42 St/3 Av M42
    30 feet
    M42

Next buses at this stop

  1. M42 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 45 St & 3 Ave 46 docks in all
    870 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at 1st Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    1.6 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
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 55 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 41 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 13 of those hurt, on foot
  • 8 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, July 2016
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2019
  • Leading pedestrian interval, undated in the City's record

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 224 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 154th most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10017
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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1986.

Since 2014 at least 211 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

North side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

South side of East 42nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MIDNIGHT-7AM ALL DAYS SUNDAY 7PM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102134, 102747 and 106884.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Art Deco. They were mostly built between 1921 and 1930.

  1. Socony-Mobil Building Designated landmark
    310 feet
  2. Chrysler Building Designated landmark
    390 feet
  3. Daily News Building Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. CUNY Central Administration College
    350 feet
  2. Apex Technical School Trade or language school
    350 feet
  3. Kennedy International School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    510 feet
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  1. Betty Owen Sec SYS (5001) Trade or language school
    410 feet
  2. Betty Owen Secretarial Systems Trade or language school
    410 feet
  3. Empire Technology Center of New York Trade or language school
    640 feet
  4. Medical Training Institute of New Yo Trade or language school
    640 feet
  5. New York Holistic School Trade or language school
    640 feet
  6. New York Institute of Art and Design Trade or language school
    640 feet
  7. New York Institute of Career Develop Trade or language school
    640 feet
  8. Sheffield School of Interior Design Trade or language school
    640 feet
  9. Medical Aid TRNG School 654 Trade or language school
    790 feet
  10. Lyceum Kennedy School
    810 feet
  11. Manhattan Studies Institute Trade or language school
    910 feet
  12. The Goddard School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,130 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mary O'Connor Playground
    1,100 feet
  2. Tudor Grove Playground
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 201 East 42nd Street Public space
    260 feet
  2. Public space at New York Helmsley Hotel Public space
    340 feet
  3. Pershing Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,180 feet
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  1. Public space at 685 Third Avenue Public space
    450 feet
  2. Public space at Grand Central Plaza Public space
    650 feet
  3. Public space at 600 Third Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at Vanderbilt Public space
    760 feet
  5. Public space at 425 Lexington Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  6. Public space at Two Grand Central Tower Public space
    940 feet
  7. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,120 feet
  8. Public space at 101 Park Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
  9. Public space at The Nash Public space
    1,190 feet
  10. Public space at Highpoint Public space
    1,210 feet
  11. Public space at Marlborough Public space
    1,220 feet
  12. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    1,230 feet
  13. Public space at Murray Hill Mews Public space
    1,250 feet
  14. Public space at Philip Morris Public space
    1,290 feet

Health care

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

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Holland Society Library Research library
    730 feet
  2. Chanin Building Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Museum of the Dog Museum
    1,160 feet
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  1. Tudor City Historic District Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
  2. Grand Central Terminal Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  3. Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct) Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Agnes Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Church of the Covenant House of worship
    910 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 21 Fire station
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    210 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    110 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    620 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 161 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 42nd 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.