3rd Avenue & East 85th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 85th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Yorkville Bank Building stands 160 feet away, built in 1905. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 26 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 135 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/E 85 St · BxM6, BxM9
Within a walk
26 places
9 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 85th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    740 feet
    4 5 6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St Q
    1,030 feet
    Q
  2. 77 St 6
    0.5 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Happy City” (2004) by Peter Sis at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 85 St, 80 feet away, for the BxM6 and BxM9.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 85 St BxM6, BxM9
    80 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.

  • 73 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 5 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 85 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    120 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
    0.8 miles
  2. 127 East 83rd Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,040 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,200 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 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 85th Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110799, 114760 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
    160 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 2 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. Ramaz Lower School
    680 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    710 feet
  2. Ramaz Middle School
    830 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    300 feet
  2. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    300 feet
  3. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    800 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at America Public space
    850 feet
  2. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    920 feet
  3. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    930 feet
  4. Public space at Newbury Public space
    980 feet
  5. Public space at Monarch Public space
    1,120 feet
  6. Public space at Camargue Public space
    1,200 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    100 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    810 feet
  3. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    950 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    920 feet
  2. Zion St Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  3. Congregation or Zarua House of worship
    1,230 feet
Show all 5
  1. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    1,270 feet
  2. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    510 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    80 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    310 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    610 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    750 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    820 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    930 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    790 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    640 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 135 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 85th 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.