3rd Avenue & East 52nd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 52nd Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,760 bus-lane camera tickets were recorded here. American University of Beirut is 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about a minute on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 205 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
200 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
3 Av/E 53 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
42 places
19 public spaces, 9 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 52nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 200 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    200 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
    0.3 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 53 St, 310 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 71 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 53 St M101, M102, M103
    310 feet
    M101 M102 M103

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 52nd Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 53 St & 3 Ave 41 docks in all
    280 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
    1.6 miles
  2. 200 East 54th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,220 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,760 bus-lane camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 91st most of the 174 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 3, 2,081 more were issued.

Every corner with bus-lane camera tickets

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 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 40 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 6 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and November 2025; 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, 6 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 6pm to midnight, 6 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 8am to midnight on East 52nd Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm on East 52nd Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-8PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 52nd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102098, 102099, 103476, 105066, 106561 and 106957.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are eight Individual Landmarks, and ten buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern. They were built between 1869 and 1978.

  1. Rockefeller Guest House Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. Summit Hotel Designated landmark
    510 feet
  3. Citicorp Center and Saint Peter's Church Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 19 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 listed historic places
  • 2 colleges
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. American University of Beirut College
    280 feet
  2. Beekman School
    850 feet
  3. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY College
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    480 feet
  3. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    500 feet
Show all 19
  1. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    560 feet
  2. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    660 feet
  3. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    680 feet
  4. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    680 feet
  5. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    770 feet
  6. Public space at 345 Park Avenue Public space
    820 feet
  7. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    920 feet
  8. Public space at 777 Third Avenue Public space
    1,040 feet
  9. Public space at 780 Third Avenue Public space
    1,050 feet
  10. Public space at 560 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  11. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet
  12. Public space at 767 Third Avenue Public space
    1,180 feet
  13. Public space at Cosmopolitan Public space
    1,220 feet
  14. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,230 feet
  15. Public space at Sterling Plaza Public space
    1,250 feet
  16. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. General Electric Building Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
    1,080 feet
  2. Lescaze House Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  3. Racquet and Tennis Club Building Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    400 feet
  2. St Bartholomews Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    660 feet
  2. FDR Post Office
    670 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    240 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    370 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    220 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    840 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 205 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 52nd 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.