3rd Avenue & East 97th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 97th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development, and is also named Dr. Antonia Pantoja Lane by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Islamic Cultural Center School is 380 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about three minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 28 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 33 places to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
790 feet · 3 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
3 Av/E 97 St · M98, M101, M102, M103 +3
Within a walk
28 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 4 playgrounds and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 97th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 790 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    790 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
    990 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 3 Av/E 97 St, 60 feet away, for the M98, M101, M102, M103 and three more.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 3 Av/E 97 St M98, M101, M102, M103 +3 · Shelter
    60 feet
    M98 M101 M102 M103 BxM1 BxM7 BxM10
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M98 …
  2. M101 …
  3. M102 …
  4. M103 …
  5. BxM1 …
  6. BxM7 …
  7. BxM10 …

Live arrivals

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

Cycling

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

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 97 St & 3 Ave 30 docks in all
    60 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
    0.4 miles
  2. 215 East 96th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10029
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
23
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (South)
Elevation
36 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Dr. Antonia Pantoja Lane, a co-naming enacted on August 13, 2025 (Local Law 121 of 2025).

The streets

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

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Dr. Antonia Pantoja Lane.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

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 8:30AM-10AM

North side of East 97th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 97th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as neo-Grec. They were mostly built between 1889 and 1890.

  1. Public School 109 Designated landmark
    730 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 4 public spaces
  • 4 schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 8 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Islamic Cultural Center School
    380 feet
  2. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    550 feet
  3. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    570 feet
Show all 9
  1. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    570 feet
  2. Cathedral High School
    680 feet
  3. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    780 feet
  4. Washington Child care
    950 feet
  5. Lexington Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  6. Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cherry Tree Park
    590 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    590 feet
  3. Samuel Seabury Playground
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. Marx Brothers Playground
    770 feet
  2. Sunshine Playground
    1,050 feet
  3. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    280 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    520 feet
  3. Public space at Highgate Public space
    740 feet
Show all 4
  1. Public space at 1850 Second Avenue Public space
    1,150 feet

Health care

  1. Metropolitan Hospital Center Hospital
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    560 feet
  2. 96th Street Library
    1,050 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis de Sales RC Church House of worship
    760 feet
  2. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,040 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    230 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    470 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    510 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    390 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    870 feet
  2. Westside Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 33 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 97th 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 Records, 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.