3rd Avenue & East 66th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 66th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 477 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer, one of ten Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 280 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/63 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the M and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 37 public places and 49 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
24 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/63 St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · M, Q
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
3 Av/E 65 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
37 places
11 public spaces, 7 listed historic places and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 66th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/63 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    740 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. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    1,030 feet
    6
  2. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W

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

  • 42 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 65 St M101, M102, M103 · Shelter
    120 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.

  • 67 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 68 St & 3 Ave 36 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at Queensboro Bridge & 2nd Avenue at East 59th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 265 East 66th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    930 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.3 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2024

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 477 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,214th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 235 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Westbound on East 66th Street359193
Northbound on 3rd Avenue11842
Total477235

Every corner with speed camera tickets

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-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,000 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 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 66th Street (south side), and as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 66th Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 66th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 104838, 105190, 105312, 105565 and 107210.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are ten Individual Landmarks, and 68 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec with alterations. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1905.

  1. Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. 131-135 East 66th Street Apartment House Designated landmark
    350 feet
  3. Manhattan House Designated landmark
    350 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 37 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. New York Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    470 feet
  2. Diki Harmony Play House Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  3. St Vincent Ferrer High School Landmark
    620 feet
Show all 9
  1. Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
    660 feet
  2. Park East Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    710 feet
  3. Vivvi Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  4. Vivvi 7 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,040 feet
  5. East Side Elementary School, PS 267 School
    1,080 feet
  6. NY School of Interior Design College
    1,220 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Phoenix Public space
    420 feet
  2. Public space at Bristol Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at Royale Public space
    670 feet
Show all 11
  1. Public space at Carlton Towers Public space
    680 feet
  2. Public space at 265 East 66th Street Public space
    750 feet
  3. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    830 feet
  4. Public space at Concorde Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at 254 East 68th Street Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at Rio Public space
    1,100 feet
  7. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    1,190 feet
  8. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 66th St., 131-135, East 67th St., 130-134, Apt. Bldgs. At Listed historic place
    530 feet
  2. Building at 210 East 68th Street Listed historic place
    610 feet
  3. Mount Sinai Dispensary Listed historic place
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. Seventh Regiment Armory Listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Upper East Side Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) Listed historic place
    910 feet
  3. Barbara Rutherford Hatch House Listed historic place
    980 feet
  4. Barbizon Hotel for Women Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park East Synagogue Landmark · listed historic place
    370 feet
  2. St Vincents Ferrer Church Listed historic place
    400 feet
  3. Rock Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  2. Our Lady of Peace Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    400 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    500 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    270 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  3. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,030 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 49 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 66th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, 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.