3rd Avenue & East 50th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 50th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Beekman School is 330 feet away, and St Bartholomews Church is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about two minutes on foot, and seven subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 183 places to eat.

Safety record
15 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
3 Av/E 50 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
42 places
19 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 50th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 7 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    590 feet
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F
  2. Grand Central-42 St 4, 5, 6, 7, S
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 7 S

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 50 St, 120 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 68 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 50 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    120 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Countdown sign

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 48 St & 3 Ave 78 docks in all
    580 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. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.5 miles
  2. 345 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 8 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,800 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 thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2024 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

North side of East 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 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-6PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE
  • NYP plates only 1 sign NYP LICENSE PLATES ONLY

South side of East 50th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102114, 103051 and 103544.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 34 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1909.

  1. Amster Yard Designated landmark
    260 feet
  2. Summit Hotel Designated landmark
    400 feet
  3. Beverly Hotel (now The Benjamin) Designated landmark
    430 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 19 public spaces
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 3 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beekman School
    330 feet
  2. American University of Beirut College
    440 feet
  3. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    810 feet
Show all 6
  1. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,020 feet
  2. Children's Academy School
    1,060 feet
  3. Lebanese American University-Nyc College
    1,170 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    180 feet
  3. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    250 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    660 feet
  4. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    660 feet
  5. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    700 feet
  6. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    710 feet
  7. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    730 feet
  8. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    990 feet
  9. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  10. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    1,020 feet
  11. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    1,120 feet
  12. Public space at L'Ecole Public space
    1,170 feet
  13. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    1,180 feet
  14. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  15. Public space at 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Public space
    1,240 feet
  16. Public space at Westvaco Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    660 feet
  3. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    830 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    1,030 feet
  2. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet
  3. FDR Post Office
    1,190 feet

Fire and police

  1. 17th Precinct Police station
    440 feet
  2. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    440 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    350 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,180 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    740 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    800 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 183 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 50th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.