3rd Avenue & East 83rd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 83rd Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, and is also named Patrolman Paul J. Schafer Place by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregation or Zarua is 720 feet away, and Loyola School is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 138 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
810 feet · 3 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
3 Av/E 82 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
28 places
8 religious buildings, 6 public spaces and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 83rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    810 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    1,270 feet
    4 5 6
  2. 77 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Subway Portraits” (2017) by Chuck Close at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 82 St, 110 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 82 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    110 feet
    M101 M102 M103
    Countdown sign

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.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 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
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 127 East 83rd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    710 feet

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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10028
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
79 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Patrolman Paul J. Schafer Place, a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Patrolman Paul J. Schafer Place.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2022 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 83rd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109190 and 114551.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Italian Renaissance Revival, and built in 1905.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    560 feet
  2. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    580 feet
  3. Emet Classical Academy School
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. All Souls School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,070 feet
  2. Loyola School
    1,170 feet
  3. Ramaz Middle School
    1,200 feet
  4. Ramaz Lower School
    1,210 feet
  5. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,240 feet
  6. P.S. 290 Manhattan New School
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    400 feet
  2. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    430 feet
  3. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    820 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Camargue Public space
    860 feet
  2. Public space at Kenilworth Public space
    960 feet
  3. Public space at America Public space
    1,250 feet

Health care

  1. Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    470 feet
  2. 133 East 80th Street Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    940 feet
  3. Unitarian Church All Soul House of worship
    1,070 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    1,040 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 10/Engine 22/Ladder 13 Fire station
    890 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    530 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    620 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,280 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 138 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 83rd 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, NYC Records, 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.