3rd Avenue & East 57th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 57th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Art and Design High School is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about three minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 121 places to eat.

Safety record
23 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
780 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
3 Av/E 57 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
36 places
16 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 57th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 6 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    780 feet
    4 5 6 N R W

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
6 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. N …
  5. R …
  6. W …
Queens
3 lines
  1. N …
  2. R …
  3. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    1,050 feet
    6 E F
  2. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    0.3 miles
    M Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blooming” (1996) by Elizabeth Murray at the Lexington Av/59 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 57 St, 40 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 74 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 57 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    40 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …

Live arrivals

East 57th Street carries a lane DOT records as a shared lane, not a bus-only lane, 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 44 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 58 St & 3 Ave 49 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 1,280 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.7 miles
  2. 131 East 55th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    970 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 23 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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, April 2003
  • Turn calming, March 2025

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
44 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,800 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 1983.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2020 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 57th Street

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

South side of East 57th Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103385, 104773 and 106043.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Late Modern, and built between 1988 and 1993.

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    600 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Art and Design High School
    590 feet
  3. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    590 feet
Show all 5
  1. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    750 feet
  2. May Family Nursery School at Central Synagogue Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    680 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    710 feet
  2. Public space at 900 Third Avenue Public space
    810 feet
  3. Public space at 909 Third Avenue Public space
    940 feet
  4. Public space at 885 Third Avenue Public space
    960 feet
  5. Public space at Galleria Public space
    970 feet
  6. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,030 feet
  7. Public space at Landmark Public space
    1,150 feet
  8. Public space at Citigroup Center Public space
    1,180 feet
  9. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  10. Public space at 450 Park Avenue Public space
    1,200 feet
  11. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    1,280 feet
  12. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    1,290 feet
  13. Public space at Brevard Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    910 feet
  3. 58th Street Library
    1,180 feet
Show all 6
  1. Central Synagogue Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  2. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    1,240 feet
  3. St. Peter's Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. FDR Post Office
    700 feet
  2. Older adult center at 619 Lexington Avenue Older adult center
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    300 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    520 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,180 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 121 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 57th 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.