3rd Avenue & East 92nd Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 92nd Street is in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Kaufman Concert Hall is 450 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about five 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 69 places to eat. Along 3rd Avenue run a bus lane, all day, and a bike lane separated from traffic.

Safety record
14 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,190 feet · 5 min on foot · Q
Nearest bus stop
240 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 92nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 1,190 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St Q
    1,190 feet
    Q

Next trains at this station

Downtown
1 line
  1. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St 6
    0.3 miles
    6
  2. 86 St 4, 5, 6
    0.4 miles
    4 5 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, 240 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
    240 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.

  • 74 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 93 St & 2 Ave 73 docks in all
    860 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at York Avenue & East 92nd Street, 0.4 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
    430 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.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2025

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
71 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 49 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 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
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2022 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 2 signs 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
  • 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 2 signs 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

North side of East 92nd Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-1PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 110777, 110957, 111322 and 113258.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 58 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1877 and 1890.

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
  • 3 schools
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Windward School - NYC School
    310 feet
  2. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    480 feet
  3. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
Show all 8
  1. Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    740 feet
  2. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    770 feet
  3. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    980 feet
  4. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    980 feet
  5. Sunshine LC of 91st Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ruppert Park
    720 feet
  2. Ruppert Park Playground
    780 feet
  3. Samuel Seabury Playground
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Easton Public space
    310 feet
  2. James Cagney Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    620 feet
  3. Public space at 200 East 90th Street Public space
    690 feet
Show all 8
  1. Public space at Highgate Public space
    760 feet
  2. Public space at Monarch Public space
    920 feet
  3. Public space at Waterford Public space
    980 feet
  4. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    1,050 feet
  5. Public space at Claridge House Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Houses at 120 and 122 East 92nd Street Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Houses at 146-156 East 89th Street Listed historic place
    1,200 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

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

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Good Counsel Church House of worship
    770 feet
  2. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    920 feet
  3. Brick Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,220 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Yorkville Post Office
    370 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,060 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Westside Market Supermarket
    530 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    710 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    280 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 69 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 92nd 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.