3rd Avenue & East 89th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 89th 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. Ruppert Park is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about five 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 96 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
9 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
100 feet
3 Av/E 88 St · M101, M102, M103
Within a walk
29 places
8 public spaces, 5 religious buildings and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 89th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    1,250 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
    0.3 miles
    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, 100 feet away, for the M101, M102 and M103.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 88 St M101, M102, M103 · Countdown sign
    100 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.

  • 99 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 89 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 245 East 90th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    670 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
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 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, January 2017

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-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
82 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 86 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
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING NOON-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-NOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 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 89th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of East 89th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109340, 109369 and 111863.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 16 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.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. Dalton School
    830 feet
  2. Windward School - NYC School
    1,090 feet
  3. P.S. M169 - Robert F. Kennedy School
    1,120 feet
Show all 6
  1. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,180 feet
  2. Association to Benefit Children Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,260 feet
  3. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    740 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    860 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monarch Public space
    130 feet
  2. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    260 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    880 feet
Show all 9
  1. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    990 feet
  3. Public space at The Easton Public space
    1,090 feet
  4. Public space at Carnegie Towers Public space
    1,120 feet
  5. Public space at Corniche Public space
    1,250 feet
  6. Public space at Newbury Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    410 feet
  2. Sidewalk Clock at 1501 3rd Avenue, Manhattan Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  3. 86th Street Subway Station (Dual System IRT) Listed historic place
    1,300 feet
Show all 4
  1. Park Avenue Historic District Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,020 feet
  2. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    460 feet
  2. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    830 feet
  3. Advent Hope Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    460 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    360 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    900 feet
  3. Wells Fargo Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    480 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    510 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,320 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    610 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 96 places to eat and 21 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 89th 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.