3rd Avenue & East 88th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 88th Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Yorkville Post Office is 720 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 29 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 90 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
4 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
3 Av/E 88 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
9 public spaces, 5 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 88th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    990 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
    1,290 feet
    Q
  2. 96 St Q
    0.4 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 88 St, 170 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 88 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    170 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.

  • 91 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 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
    380 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 245 East 90th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    930 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2016
  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10128
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Yorkville
Elevation
83 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and May 2026; 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
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 88th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 88th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109078, 109369, 111863 and 114747.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 14 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Northern Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1889.

  1. Yorkville Bank Building Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 9 public spaces
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 listed historic places
  • 2 post offices
  • 2 schools
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    860 feet
  2. Dalton School
    920 feet
  3. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    1,010 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    230 feet
  2. Public space at Monarch Public space
    290 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,140 feet
Show all 10
  1. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    730 feet
  3. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    860 feet
  4. Public space at Corniche Public space
    990 feet
  5. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,010 feet
  6. Public space at Evans Tower Public space
    1,130 feet
  7. Public space at Carlton Park Public space
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    930 feet
  3. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,040 feet
Show all 4
  1. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,040 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,280 feet
  2. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    710 feet
  3. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    900 feet
Show all 4
  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    720 feet
  2. Gracie Post Office
    1,100 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 10/Engine 22/Ladder 13 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    620 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    640 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    220 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    760 feet
  3. Fairway Market Supermarket
    1,080 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    900 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 90 places to eat and 22 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 88th 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.