3rd Avenue & East 87th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 87th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Yorkville Bank Building, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 490 feet away. 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 32 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 100 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
730 feet · 3 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
3 Av/E 87 St · BxM7, BxM8
Within a walk
32 places
10 public spaces, 7 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 87th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 730 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
    730 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. 96 St Q
    0.5 miles
    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 87 St, 30 feet away, for the BxM7 and BxM8.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 87 St BxM7, BxM8 · Shelter
    30 feet
    BxM7 BxM8
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. BxM7 …
  2. BxM8 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 89 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    650 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
    0.7 miles
  2. 1065 Park Avenue Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    980 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
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
80 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and July 2024; 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 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

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

North side of East 87th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 87th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109078 and 114747.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and nine buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1889.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    890 feet
  2. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,130 feet
  3. Ramaz Lower School
    1,140 feet
Show all 7
  1. St. Ignatius Loyola School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,150 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,170 feet
  3. Dalton School
    1,180 feet
  4. The Lower and Early Childhood Center School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    1,270 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    230 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    470 feet
  3. Public space at Monarch Public space
    550 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at Newbury Public space
    740 feet
  2. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    780 feet
  3. Public space at Corniche Public space
    850 feet
  4. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    870 feet
  5. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    890 feet
  6. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    980 feet
  7. Public space at 111 East 85th Street Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    770 feet
  3. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    850 feet
  3. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Park Ave Methodist Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  2. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Gracie Post Office
    830 feet
  2. Yorkville Post Office
    980 feet

Fire and police

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

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    370 feet
  2. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    640 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    180 feet
  2. Fairway Market Supermarket
    820 feet
  3. Gristedes Supermarket
    1,030 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    640 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 100 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 87th 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.