3rd Avenue & East 86th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 86th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 30 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Gracie Post Office is 550 feet away, and Park Ave Methodist Church is 870 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about two minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 105 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
30 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
450 feet · 2 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
3 Av/E 86 St · M98, M101
Within a walk
33 places
12 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 86th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    450 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
    780 feet
    Q

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 86 St, 80 feet away, for the M98 and M101.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 86 St M98, M101
    80 feet
    M98 M101

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M101 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 118 East 86th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    850 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 30 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2013
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023

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
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 8,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and September 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 86th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 112364, 112953, 113072, 114562 and 114760.

Landmarks and historic districts

Six buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1886 and 1887.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    230 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  2. Ramaz Lower School
    860 feet
  3. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    860 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,000 feet
  2. Ramaz Middle School
    1,120 feet
  3. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    1,170 feet
  4. International Preschools Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    190 feet
  2. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    590 feet
Show all 12
  1. Public space at Newbury Public space
    700 feet
  2. Public space at Monarch Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    890 feet
  4. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    1,060 feet
  5. Public space at Corniche Public space
    1,130 feet
  6. Public space at America Public space
    1,130 feet
  7. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    1,170 feet
  8. Public space at Wimbledon Public space
    1,210 feet
  9. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    390 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    520 feet
  3. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    1,220 feet
Show all 4
  1. Lewis G. Morris House Listed historic place
    1,230 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    870 feet
  2. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    980 feet
  3. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
Show all 4
  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    550 feet
  2. Yorkville Post Office
    1,260 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    90 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    360 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    360 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    460 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    540 feet
  3. D'Agostino Supermarket
    1,210 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    870 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,070 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    350 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 105 places to eat and 19 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 86th 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.