3rd Avenue & East 95th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 95th 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. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus is 190 feet away, and Yorkville Post Office is 1,150 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, seven of them schools, and 43 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
760 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
E 96 St/3 Av · M96
Within a walk
31 places
7 schools, 6 public spaces and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 95th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 760 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    760 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 96 St Q
    770 feet
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “City Suite” (1994) by Laura Bradley at the 96 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 96 St/3 Av, 350 feet away, for the M96.

  • 22 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 96 St/3 Av M96 · Countdown sign
    350 feet
    M96
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M96 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 3rd Avenue.

  • 42 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 95 St & 3 Ave 31 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 182 East 95th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    230 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.

  • 5 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 March 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 and 8 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
50 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 7,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 21 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and June 2026, 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 parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 95th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of East 95th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109577, 114569 and 114577.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 48 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1881 and 1892.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 public spaces
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 9 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    190 feet
  2. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    190 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    210 feet
Show all 10
  1. Islamic Cultural Center School
    790 feet
  2. Windward School - NYC School
    830 feet
  3. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,030 feet
  4. Trevor Day School
    1,090 feet
  5. Cathedral High School
    1,150 feet
  6. Bright Horizon's at East 92nd Street Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,270 feet
  7. The High School for Climate Justice School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Samuel Seabury Playground
    500 feet
  2. Marx Brothers Playground
    1,060 feet
  3. Cherry Tree Park
    1,160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    1,160 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Highgate Public space
    170 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    270 feet
  3. Public space at Monterey Public space
    540 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at The Easton Public space
    830 feet
  2. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    990 feet
  3. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    1,000 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 96th Street Library
    930 feet
  2. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. 92 St YM-YWHA Arts or cultural center
    1,130 feet
  2. Kaufman Concert Hall Theater or concert hall
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    470 feet
  2. St Francis de Sales RC Church House of worship
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    800 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    1,030 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    1,070 feet
Show all 4
  1. Yorkville Post Office
    1,150 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    780 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 43 places to eat and 17 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 95th 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, NYCHA, 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.