3rd Avenue & East 9th Street

The four-way crossing of 3rd Avenue and East 9th Street is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. St. John's University Manhattan is 270 feet away, and Cooper Square Plaza is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about two minutes on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places, nine of them listed historic places, and 169 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
550 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
E 9 St/3 Av · M8
Within a walk
42 places
9 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & East 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 550 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    550 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. 8 St-NYU R, W
    1,000 feet
    R W
  2. 3 Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (1986) by Milton Glaser at the Astor Pl station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 9 St/3 Av, 60 feet away, for the M8.

  • 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 9 St/3 Av M8
    60 feet
    M8

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 9th Street.

  • 136 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 10 of them on-street corrals
  • 8 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 11 St & 3 Ave 58 docks in all
    540 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 100 East 15th Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2018

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10003
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
39 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 15 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

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

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 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of East 9th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of East 9th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 105665.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 12 Individual Landmarks, and 88 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1854 and 1884.

  1. Hamilton-Holly House Designated landmark
    350 feet
  2. Foundation Building Designated landmark
    370 feet
  3. German-American Shooting Society Clubhouse Designated landmark
    410 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Astor Place.

  1. Alamo Sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, 1967
    440 feet
  2. Peter Cooper Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1897
    580 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 public places.

  • 9 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 public spaces
  • 13 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St. John's University Manhattan College
    270 feet
  2. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    890 feet
  3. Grace Church High School
    900 feet
Show all 10
  1. La Salle Academy School
    960 feet
  2. St George Academy School
    960 feet
  3. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    970 feet
  4. Learning and Fun Preschool
    1,040 feet
  5. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    1,090 feet
  6. Harvey Milk High School
    1,160 feet
  7. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    540 feet
  2. Cooper Triangle
    560 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Park
    630 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manuel Plaza Park
    1,250 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    270 feet
  2. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    580 feet
  3. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    730 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,260 feet
  3. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    330 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    330 feet
  3. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    580 feet
Show all 11
  1. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    680 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    720 feet
  4. Ottendorfer Library
    940 feet
  5. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  6. The Ukrainian Museum
    1,180 feet
  7. Van Tassell & Kearney Horse Auction Mart Listed historic place
    1,230 feet
  8. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    880 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    950 feet
  3. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,070 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Cityvine Church Landmark · listed historic place
    460 feet
  2. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    480 feet
  3. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    640 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. Grace Church Listed historic place
    890 feet
  3. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    920 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    340 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    630 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    680 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    110 feet
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    550 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    700 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    410 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 169 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 20 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue or East 9th 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, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.