3rd Avenue & East 91st Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 91st Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Yorkville Post Office is 160 feet away, and Brick Presbyterian Church is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about six minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 83 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 91st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    0.3 miles
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6
  2. 96 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Blueprint for a Landscape” (2017) by Sarah Sze at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 3 Av/E 91 St, 60 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
    60 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 91st Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 89 St & 3 Ave 39 docks in all
    630 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
    0.5 miles
  2. 230 East 92nd Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    690 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2023
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
77 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 8,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 28 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 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 parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
  • 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 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

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 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • Microhub zone 1 sign MICROHUB ZONE VEHICLES WITH PERMIT ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109883, 110777, 113258 and 113964.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 63 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1881 and 1889.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Windward School - NYC School
    570 feet
  2. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    660 feet
  3. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet
Show all 9
  1. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    910 feet
  2. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,010 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,030 feet
  4. P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action School
    1,240 feet
  5. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    1,240 feet
  6. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    450 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    520 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    360 feet
  2. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    420 feet
  3. Public space at The Easton Public space
    570 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Monarch Public space
    660 feet
  2. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,010 feet
  3. Public space at Highgate Public space
    1,030 feet
  4. Public space at Waterford Public space
    1,240 feet
  5. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

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

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    510 feet
  2. Brick Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,150 feet
  3. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    790 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    970 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,010 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    90 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 83 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 91st 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, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.