3rd Avenue & East 90th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 90th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 93 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · 4, 5, 6
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
3 Av/E 91 St · M101, M102, M103, BxM1
Within a walk
24 places
6 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 9 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 90th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    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. 96 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q
  2. 86 St Q
    0.3 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 91 St, 320 feet away, for the M101, M102, M103 and BxM1.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 91 St M101, M102, M103, BxM1 · Shelter
    320 feet
    M101 M102 M103 BxM1
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …
  2. M102 …
  3. M103 …
  4. BxM1 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue and East 90th Street.

  • 101 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 89 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.5 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
    400 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Turn calming, December 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-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 8,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2024 and June 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 parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING NOON-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 9AM-NOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 90th Street

  • Farmers market 1 sign FARMERS MARKET ONLY JUNE 1 - NOV 30 SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109340, 109883 and 113964.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 42 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1889.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Windward School - NYC School
    830 feet
  2. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    920 feet
  3. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,000 feet
Show all 7
  1. Dalton School
    1,080 feet
  2. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet
  3. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  4. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    480 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    590 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    160 feet
  2. Public space at Monarch Public space
    400 feet
  3. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    750 feet
  2. Public space at The Easton Public space
    830 feet
  3. Public space at Park Lane Towers Public space
    1,260 feet
  4. Public space at Highgate Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    680 feet
  2. Houses at 120 and 122 East 92nd Street Listed historic place
    1,170 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    410 feet
  2. Immanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,090 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    220 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    100 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    760 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,050 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 93 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 90th 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.