3rd Avenue & East 79th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 79th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2026, 333 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Yorkville Library is 430 feet away, and the Engine 44 firehouse is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 25 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
77 St
1,000 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 79 St/3 Av · M79 SBS
Within a walk
25 places
7 religious buildings, 4 listed historic places and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 79th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 77 St, 1,000 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 77 St 6
    1,000 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q
  2. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “4 Seasons Seasoned” (2004) by Robert Kushner at the 77 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 79 St/3 Av, 60 feet away, for the M79 SBS.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 79 St/3 Av M79 SBS
    60 feet
    M79 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M79 SBS …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 3 Ave & E 82 St 43 docks in all
    600 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at FDR Drive & East 78th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 305 East 80th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,230 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2013
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 333 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10075
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
54 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 79th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 79th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 113055, 113346 and 114235.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 15 Individual Landmarks, and 31 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate. They were mostly built between 1861 and 1888.

  1. Clarence Dillion House Designated landmark
    740 feet
  2. George and Martha Whitney House Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 25 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. All Souls School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    470 feet
  2. Birch Wathen Lenox School
    850 feet
  3. Allen-Stevenson School Landmark
    920 feet
Show all 6
  1. MSH 1538 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet
  2. J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner School
    1,220 feet
  3. St Jean Baptiste High School
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Kenilworth Public space
    320 feet
  2. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    840 feet
  3. Public space at Continental Towers Public space
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at Park 900 Public space
    1,280 feet

Health care

  1. Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    350 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Yorkville Library Landmark · listed historic place
    430 feet
  2. Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. East 78th Street Houses Listed historic place
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. 133 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    900 feet
  2. East 80th Street Houses Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Unitarian Church All Soul House of worship
    470 feet
  2. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    490 feet
  3. Temple Shaaray Tefila Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    670 feet
Show all 4
  1. St Jean Baptiste RC Church Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 44 Fire station
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    820 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Gristedes Supermarket
    380 feet
  2. D'Agostino Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,110 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 79th 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.