3rd Avenue & East 65th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 65th Street is in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Manhattan House, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 360 feet away, and St Vincent Ferrer High School is 370 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/63 St, is about two minutes on foot, for the M and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 41 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and 57 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
18 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/63 St
490 feet · 2 min on foot · M, Q
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
3 Av/E 65 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
41 places
12 public spaces, 9 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 65th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/63 St, 490 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    490 feet
    M Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown & Queens
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. Q …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    1,280 feet
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    1,280 feet
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated” (2017) by Jean Shin at the Lexington Av/63 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 65 St, 170 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 49 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 65 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    170 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Shelter

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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 65 St & 2 Ave 48 docks in all
    530 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. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 200 East 65th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    220 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2014
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10065
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
4 and 5 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Elevation
73 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 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 1951 and 1968.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 34 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING NOON-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-NOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 65th Street

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

South side of East 65th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101910, 101911, 105190, 106675 and 107053.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 97 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec with alterations. They were mostly built between 1872 and 1900.

  1. Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Manhattan House Designated landmark
    360 feet
  3. Holy Name Society Building Designated landmark
    380 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 public places.

  • 12 public spaces
  • 9 religious buildings
  • 8 listed historic places
  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St Vincent Ferrer High School Landmark
    370 feet
  2. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Diki Harmony Play House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
Show all 9
  1. East Side Elementary School, PS 267 School
    830 feet
  2. Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
    910 feet
  3. Park East Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    960 feet
  4. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,080 feet
  5. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,190 feet
  6. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Phoenix Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at Bristol Public space
    290 feet
  3. Public space at Royale Public space
    420 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Carlton Towers Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Concorde Public space
    640 feet
  3. Public space at Rio Public space
    850 feet
  4. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    940 feet
  5. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    950 feet
  6. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    1,000 feet
  7. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    1,090 feet
  8. Public space at Savoy Public space
    1,190 feet
  9. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Barbara Rutherford Hatch House Listed historic place
    730 feet
  2. East 66th St., 131-135, East 67th St., 130-134, Apt. Bldgs. At Listed historic place
    780 feet
  3. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    860 feet
Show all 8
  1. Mount Sinai Dispensary Listed historic place
    980 feet
  2. Barbizon Hotel for Women Listed historic place
    1,010 feet
  3. Seventh Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  4. Upper East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  5. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Society of Illustrators Arts or cultural center
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Vincents Ferrer Church Listed historic place
    440 feet
  2. Park East Synagogue Listed historic place
    620 feet
  3. Rock Church House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 6
  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    930 feet
  2. Our Lady of Peace Church House of worship
    1,040 feet
  3. Central Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 39/Ladder 16 Fire station
    920 feet
  2. 19th Precinct Police station
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    70 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    140 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    250 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    80 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,280 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 65th 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.