3rd Avenue & East 55th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 55th 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. Mary Hale Cunningham House, one of four Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 700 feet away, and the 17th Precinct is 1,060 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 33 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 196 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
3 Av/E 55 St · QM32, QM34, QM40, QM42
Within a walk
33 places
12 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 55th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 510 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
    510 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
    0.4 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 55 St, 30 feet away, for the QM32, QM34, QM40 and QM42.

  • 74 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 55 St QM32, QM34, QM40, QM42
    30 feet
    QM32 QM34 QM40 QM42

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM32 …
  2. QM34 …
  3. QM40 …
  4. QM42 …

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 55th Street.

  • 71 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 56 St & 3 Ave 79 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.3 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
    430 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 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
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 5,400 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 1957 and 1990.

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 are the thornless honeylocust and the willow oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 19 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and August 2026; 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 55th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on East 55th Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • 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 MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 55th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-3PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-3PM SATURDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 6 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-8PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • Bus layover only 1 sign MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 3PM-8PM NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 102808, 104618, 106322, 106386 and 106822.

Landmarks and historic districts

Four buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1871 and 1978.

  1. Citicorp Center and Saint Peter's Church Designated landmark
    510 feet
  2. Central Synagogue Designated landmark
    630 feet
  3. Mary Hale Cunningham House Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    680 feet
  2. Art and Design High School
    860 feet
  3. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    940 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,010 feet
  3. American University of Beirut College
    1,060 feet
  4. The Montessori School of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,070 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    270 feet
  2. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    360 feet
  3. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    390 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    590 feet
  3. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    630 feet
  4. Public space at Brevard Public space
    750 feet
  5. Public space at 875 Third Avenue Public space
    800 feet
  6. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    970 feet
  7. Public space at 599 Lexington Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet
  8. Public space at Connaught Tower Public space
    1,110 feet
  9. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    650 feet
  2. Greenacre Park Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Or Olam E 55 St Conservative Synagogue House of worship
    890 feet
  2. Sutton Place Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. FDR Post Office
    200 feet
  2. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    630 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 8/Engine 8/Ladder 2 Fire station
    1,060 feet
  2. 17th Precinct Police station
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    350 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    480 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    630 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    980 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 196 places to eat and 13 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 55th 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.