3rd Avenue & East 54th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 54th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. FDR Post Office is 190 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about a minute on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 38 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 189 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
250 feet · 1 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
3 Av/E 53 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
38 places
14 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 54th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 250 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    250 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. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. 5 Av/53 St E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

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

  • 74 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 53 St M101, M102, M103
    250 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 54th Street.

  • 87 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
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 200 East 54th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    690 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
35 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,300 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 1956 and 1977.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • 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 MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 4PM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

North side of East 54th Street

  • 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
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

South side of East 54th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102806, 103508, 103509, 104742 and 106931.

Landmarks and historic districts

Five buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Modern, and mostly built between 1880 and 1950.

  1. Citicorp Center and Saint Peter's Church Designated landmark
    360 feet
  2. Central Synagogue Designated landmark
    650 feet
  3. Mary Hale Cunningham House Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. American University of Beirut College
    800 feet
  2. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  3. Art and Design High School
    1,120 feet
Show all 6
  1. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    1,120 feet
  2. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,190 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    160 feet
  3. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    370 feet
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  1. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    400 feet
  2. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    620 feet
  4. Public space at Brevard Public space
    740 feet
  5. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    740 feet
  6. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    850 feet
  7. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    850 feet
  8. Public space at 825 Third Avenue Public space
    1,080 feet
  9. Public space at Crystal Pavilion Public space
    1,200 feet
  10. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    1,230 feet
  11. Public space at 800 Third Avenue Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    910 feet
  2. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    980 feet
  3. Seagram Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
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  1. Lever House Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  2. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    990 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. FDR Post Office
    190 feet
  2. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    370 feet
  3. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    220 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    460 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    530 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    370 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 189 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 54th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.