3rd Avenue & East 98th Street

The three-way junction of 3rd Avenue and East 98th Street is in East Harlem (South), Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Washington development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Cherry Tree Park is 350 feet away, and the Engine 53/Ladder 43 firehouse is 1,140 feet away. The nearest subway, 96 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 27 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 34 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
96 St
1,030 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
300 feet
3 Av/E 97 St · M98, M101, M102, M103 +3
Within a walk
27 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 playgrounds and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 98th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 96 St, 1,030 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 96 St 6
    1,030 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
    1,240 feet
    Q
  2. 103 St 6
    0.3 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, 300 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
    300 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.

  • 19 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
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

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

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.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
29 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 6,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1951 and 1990.

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

Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

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
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of East 98th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 98th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Collegiate Gothic, and built between 1899 and 1901.

  1. Public School 109 Designated landmark
    520 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 public places.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Islamic Cultural Center School
    620 feet
  2. Vivvi 12 Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    790 feet
  3. P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus School
    820 feet
Show all 8
  1. P.S. 77 Lower Lab School
    820 feet
  2. Lexington Children's Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    850 feet
  3. Cathedral High School
    920 feet
  4. District 2 Pre-K Center at 1683 Third Avenue Pre-K center
    1,030 feet
  5. Washington Child care
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cherry Tree Park
    350 feet
  2. Cherry Tree Park Playground
    350 feet
  3. Sunshine Playground
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Serenity Garden - Lexington Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    870 feet
  2. Samuel Seabury Playground
    880 feet
  3. Marx Brothers Playground
    1,010 feet
  4. Maggie's Magic Garden
    1,120 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Monterey Public space
    520 feet
  2. Public space at Normandie Court Public space
    760 feet
  3. Public space at Highgate Public space
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Substation #7 Listed historic place
    310 feet
  2. 96th Street Library
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Francis de Sales RC Church House of worship
    1,000 feet
  2. Orach Chaim Congregation House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Washington Community center
    220 feet
  2. Community center at Lexington Community center
    220 feet
  3. Older adult center at 1775 Third Avenue Older adult center
    260 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 53/Ladder 43 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    630 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    1,110 feet
  2. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 98th 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.