3rd Avenue & St Marks Place

The five-way junction of 3rd Avenue and St Marks Place is in the East Village, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Manhattan corner. Hamilton-Holly House, one of seven Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 170 feet away, and the Ukrainian Museum is 940 feet away. The nearest subway, Astor Pl, is about a minute on foot, and 12 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 45 public places, 11 of them listed historic places, and 183 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astor Pl
380 feet · 1 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
30 feet
Astor Pl/Cooper Sq East · M8, M101, M102
Within a walk
45 places
11 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 11 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
3rd Avenue & St Marks Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astor Pl, 380 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl 6
    380 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
    760 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 Astor Pl/Cooper Sq East, 30 feet away, for the M8, M101 and M102.

  • 24 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Astor Pl/Cooper Sq East M8, M101, M102
    30 feet
    M8 M101 M102

Next buses at this stop

  1. M8 …
  2. M101 …
  3. M102 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 131 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. Cooper Square & Astor Pl 87 docks in all
    310 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
    1.2 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 ten crashes at this corner, the median for a Manhattan corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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
40 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 3rd Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

West side of 3rd Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

North side of Astor Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8AM-MIDNIGHT
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of Cooper Square

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-MIDNIGHT EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of Cooper Square

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

North side of St Marks Place

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No stopping 4 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of St Marks Place

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 101210.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are seven Individual Landmarks, and 126 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Anglo-Italianate. They were mostly built between 1856 and 1890.

  1. Foundation Building Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Hamilton-Holly House Designated landmark
    170 feet
  3. German-American Shooting Society Clubhouse Designated landmark
    270 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
    330 feet
  2. Peter Cooper Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1897
    340 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 public places.

  • 11 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 4 parks
  • 4 public spaces
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. St. John's University Manhattan College
    490 feet
  2. Grace Church High School
    660 feet
  3. La Salle Academy School
    720 feet
Show all 10
  1. St George Academy School
    720 feet
  2. Learning and Fun Preschool
    800 feet
  3. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    840 feet
  4. Harvey Milk High School
    920 feet
  5. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    930 feet
  6. Society of Third Street Music School Settlement Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  7. Grace Church School Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Triangle
    320 feet
  2. Abe Lebewohl Triangle
    710 feet
  3. Abe Lebewohl Park
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Manuel Plaza Park
    1,010 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Astor Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    360 feet
  2. Public space at Astor Place Public space
    490 feet
  3. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    710 feet
Show all 6
  1. Public space at 51 Astor Place Public space
    490 feet
  2. Public space at 300 Mercer Street Public space
    1,020 feet
  3. Public space at Georgetown Plaza Public space
    1,030 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Astor Place Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    400 feet
  2. Daniel Leroy House Listed historic place
    440 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Library
    720 feet
Show all 14
  1. Hamilton Fish House (Stuyvesant-Fish House) Listed historic place
    500 feet
  2. St. Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase) Listed historic place
    570 feet
  3. Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital Listed historic place
    730 feet
  4. St. Mark's Historic District Listed historic place
    800 feet
  5. Lagrange Terrace Listed historic place
    930 feet
  6. The Ukrainian Museum
    940 feet
  7. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    1,020 feet
  8. Merchant's House Museum
    1,100 feet
  9. Isaac T. Hopper House Listed historic place
    1,130 feet
  10. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  11. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    640 feet
  2. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    710 feet
  3. Orpheum Theatre Theater or concert hall
    870 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Cityvine Church Landmark · listed historic place
    230 feet
  2. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    400 feet
  3. All Saints Ukranian Orthodox Church House of worship
    730 feet
Show all 6
  1. St Marks Church in the Bowery Listed historic place
    860 feet
  2. Grace Church Listed historic place
    1,060 feet
  3. St Cyril Methodius Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Cooper Post Office Listed historic place
    1,090 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    580 feet
  3. Bank of America Bank branch
    800 feet

Supermarkets

  1. H Mart Supermarket
    350 feet
  2. Wegmans Supermarket
    550 feet
  3. Westside Market Supermarket
    940 feet

Pharmacies

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

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 183 places to eat and 18 food stores.

Nearby corners

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

See every intersection along 3rd Avenue, Astor Place, Cooper Square or St Marks Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, 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.