3rd Avenue & East 84th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 84th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. The Battalion 10/Engine 22/Ladder 13 firehouse is 620 feet away, and Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 1,310 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 140 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
940 feet · 4 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
340 feet
3 Av/E 85 St · BxM6, BxM9
Within a walk
31 places
9 public spaces, 8 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 84th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St Q
    940 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
    1,000 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 85 St, 340 feet away, for the BxM6 and BxM9.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 85 St BxM6, BxM9
    340 feet
    BxM6 BxM9

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM6 …
  2. BxM9 …

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, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 85 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    390 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.8 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
    1,300 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • 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
81 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,800 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 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 4 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 4 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 84th Street

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

South side of East 84th Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109190, 110799, 114162 and 114912.

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
    380 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  2. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    310 feet
  3. Ramaz Middle School
    940 feet
Show all 7
  1. Ramaz Lower School
    940 feet
  2. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    980 feet
  3. Emet Classical Academy School
    1,060 feet
  4. Loyola School
    1,280 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    560 feet
  3. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    670 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Camargue Public space
    940 feet
  2. Public space at America Public space
    980 feet
  3. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,060 feet
  4. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    1,180 feet
  5. Public space at Kenilworth Public space
    1,220 feet
  6. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,240 feet

Health care

  1. Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    210 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  3. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Complex Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    970 feet
  2. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  3. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
Show all 4
  1. Hungarian Baptist Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    770 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    270 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    660 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,010 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,090 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 140 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 84th 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 Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.