3rd Avenue & East 96th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 96th Street is in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School is 290 feet away, and the 96th Street Library is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, seven of them schools, and 38 places to eat.

Safety record
21 hurt
46 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
510 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
E 96 St/3 Av · M96
Within a walk
29 places
7 schools, 6 public spaces and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 96th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 510 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    510 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
    710 feet
    Q
  2. 103 St 6
    0.4 miles
    6

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, 70 feet away, for the M96.

  • 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 96 St/3 Av M96 · Countdown sign
    70 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.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 97 St & 3 Ave 30 docks in all
    350 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at East 96th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1599 Lexington Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    260 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 20 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2012
  • Turn calming, February 2023
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2023

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 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Elevation
43 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,800 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
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 96th Street

  • 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 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 96th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-9AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 109577 and 110289.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 28 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1887 and 1892.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

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

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    290 feet
  2. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    290 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    500 feet
Show all 10
  1. Islamic Cultural Center School
    510 feet
  2. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    750 feet
  3. Cathedral High School
    880 feet
  4. Windward School - NYC School
    1,110 feet
  5. Washington Child care
    1,240 feet
  6. The High School for Climate Justice School
    1,260 feet
  7. The Judith S. Kaye School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Samuel Seabury Playground
    350 feet
  2. Marx Brothers Playground
    780 feet
  3. Cherry Tree Park
    880 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    880 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    240 feet
  2. Public space at Monterey Public space
    260 feet
  3. Public space at Highgate Public space
    450 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    860 feet
  2. Public space at The Easton Public space
    1,110 feet
  3. Public space at Marmara Manhattan Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 96th Street Library
    760 feet
  2. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    840 feet
  3. Public School 109 Listed historic place
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    520 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    750 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    590 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    780 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 38 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 96th 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.