3rd Avenue & East 73rd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 73rd Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York Head*, one of 17 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 580 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 60 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
72 St
950 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
160 feet
3 Av/E 72 St · M98, M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
27 places
6 religious buildings, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 73rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 72 St, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 72 St Q
    950 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. Q …
Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 77 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 68 St-Hunter College 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perfect Strangers” (2017) by Vik Muniz at the 72 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 72 St, 160 feet away, for the M98, M101, M102 and M103.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 72 St M98, M101, M102, M103 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    160 feet
    M98 M101 M102 M103
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M101 …
  3. M102 …
  4. 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 72 St 35 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.4 miles
  2. 181 East 73rd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    250 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10021
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
57 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,700 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 1927 and 1966.

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2026; 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 9am to 7pm on East 73rd Street (south side).

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 73rd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY CONSUL-C DIPLOMAT-A & D LICENSE PLATES D/S DECALS ONLY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 106312, 110717, 113111 and 114119.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 17 Individual Landmarks, and 136 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1871 and 1907.

  1. 167 East 73rd Street Carriage House Designated landmark
    290 feet
  2. National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York Head* Designated landmark
    580 feet
  3. The St. Jean Baptiste School Designated landmark
    610 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 public spaces
  • 5 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Buckley School in the City of New York School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    430 feet
  2. St Jean Baptiste High School
    870 feet
  3. Buckley School
    890 feet
Show all 12
  1. Sam School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
  2. Marymount Manhattan College
    960 feet
  3. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    1,000 feet
  4. Resurrection Episcopal Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,030 feet
  5. Temple Israel of the City of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  6. NY School of Interior Design College
    1,150 feet
  7. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    1,200 feet
  8. The Cathedral School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,220 feet
  9. Manhattan High School for Girls School
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 220 East 72nd Street Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at 211 East 70th Street Public space
    920 feet
  3. Public space at 300 East 74th Street Public space
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Trump Palace Public space
    1,250 feet
  2. Public space at Fairmont Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. East 73rd Street Historic District Listed historic place
    260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Czech Center New York Arts or cultural center
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Jean Baptiste RC Church Landmark · listed historic place
    930 feet
  2. Church of the Resurrection House of worship
    950 feet
  3. Israel Temple House of worship
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Lenox Hill Post Office Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    900 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    300 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    540 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Morton Williams Supermarket
    290 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,250 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,300 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    970 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    930 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 60 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 73rd 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.