3rd Avenue & East 59th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 59th Street is in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 77 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Tramway Plaza is 690 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/59 St, is about a minute 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 103 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
31 hurt
77 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/59 St
240 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
E 59 St/Lexington Av · Q32, QM2, QM20
Within a walk
36 places
16 public spaces, 6 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 59th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/59 St, 240 feet from this corner, about a minute 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
    240 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/63 St M, Q
    1,100 feet
    M Q
  2. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.3 miles
    6 E F

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 E 59 St/Lexington Av, 370 feet away, for the Q32, QM2 and QM20.

  • 69 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 59 St/Lexington Av Q32, QM2, QM20
    370 feet
    Q32 QM2 QM20

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q32 …
  2. QM2 …
  3. QM20 …

Live arrivals

A bus lane runs along 3rd Avenue, all day, every day.

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 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, 720 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 200 East 65th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 77 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 31 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 January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
17 and 19 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
53 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 4,500 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 1959 and 1983.

Since 2014 at least 27 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 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, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • 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 1 sign NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND

North side of East 59th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 10AM-3PM 8PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-3PM 8PM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-10AM 3PM-8PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 103528, 103529 and 104168.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 48 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire. They were mostly built between 1870 and 1875.

  1. Modulightor Building Designated landmark
    660 feet
  2. First Swedish Baptist Church Designated landmark
    710 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 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  2. Super Stars Tennis Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
  3. Children's All Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,060 feet
Show all 6
  1. Art and Design High School
    1,130 feet
  2. P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International School
    1,130 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 252 East 57 Street Pre-K center
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    690 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Savoy Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Architects and Designers Public space
    580 feet
  3. Public space at 950 Third Avenue Public space
    710 feet
Show all 16
  1. Public space at International Plaza Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    750 feet
  3. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    780 feet
  4. Public space at Plaza Tower Public space
    830 feet
  5. Public space at 110 East 59th Street Public space
    940 feet
  6. Public space at Landmark Public space
    940 feet
  7. Public space at 499 Park Avenue Public space
    1,010 feet
  8. Public space at 135 East 57th Street Public space
    1,080 feet
  9. Public space at Galleria Public space
    1,170 feet
  10. Public space at 500 Park Tower Public space
    1,180 feet
  11. Public space at 919 Third Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet
  12. Public space at Royale Public space
    1,280 feet
  13. Public space at Evansview Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #42 (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. 58th Street Library
    940 feet
  3. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
Show all 5
  1. Houses at 311 and 313 East 58th Street Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  2. NY Genealogical & Biographical Soc Research library
    1,080 feet

Houses of worship

  1. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    440 feet
  2. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    790 feet
  3. Rock Church House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Peace Church House of worship
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. FDR Post Office
    1,240 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    230 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,060 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    1,160 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    960 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 103 places to eat and 16 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 59th 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.