3rd Avenue & East 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 51st Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. It is 180 feet to the 17th Precinct, and the Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 firehouse is 180 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 43 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 196 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
430 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
3 Av/E 50 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
43 places
17 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    430 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. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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, 380 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 70 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 50 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    380 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 and East 51st Street.

  • 80 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 53 St & 3 Ave 41 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.4 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 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
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 3,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 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

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 51st Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-6PM ALL DAYS

South side of East 51st Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103053 and 103545.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 26 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern. They were mostly built between 1860 and 1926.

  1. Summit Hotel Designated landmark
    380 feet
  2. Beverly Hotel (now The Benjamin) Designated landmark
    450 feet
  3. Amster Yard Designated landmark
    460 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. American University of Beirut College
    180 feet
  2. Beekman School
    590 feet
  3. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Children's Academy School
    1,090 feet
  2. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York. Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    300 feet
  2. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    450 feet
Show all 17
  1. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    510 feet
  2. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    760 feet
  4. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  5. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    780 feet
  6. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  7. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    860 feet
  8. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  9. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    920 feet
  10. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  11. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    960 feet
  12. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    990 feet
  13. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
  14. Public space at 747 Third Avenue Public space
    1,280 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    360 feet
  2. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    640 feet
  3. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    820 feet
Show all 7
  1. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District Listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  3. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  4. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    920 feet
  2. FDR Post Office
    930 feet
  3. Grand Central YMCA Recreation center
    1,290 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    390 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    480 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    810 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 196 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 51st 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.