Avenue C & East 3rd Street

Avenue C and East 3rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Bracetti Plaza development. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church is 160 feet away, and Monte Hermon Church is 250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue C/E 3 St, is 60 feet away for the M9. Within a five-minute walk are 57 public places, 21 of them gardens, and 51 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Avenue C/E 3 St · M9
Within a walk
57 places
21 gardens, 16 religious buildings and 10 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Avenue C & East 3rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 3 St, 60 feet away, for the M9.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 3 St M9
    60 feet
    M9

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C and East 3rd Street.

  • 63 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 2 St & Ave C 84 docks in all
    360 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,100 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 Bracetti Plaza development.

Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 84 signs on these blocks
  • 21 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and March 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Avenue C

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Avenue C

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

East side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of East 3rd Street

  • Doctor plates only 2 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Beaux-Arts, and built between 1898 and 1900.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 public places.

  • 21 gardens
  • 16 religious buildings
  • 8 schools
  • 3 parks
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 7 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    730 feet
  2. Keswell School
    980 feet
  3. Earth School
    1,150 feet
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  1. P.S. 064 Robert Simon School
    1,150 feet
  2. Tompkins Square Middle School
    1,150 feet
  3. P.S. 188 the Island School
    1,160 feet
  4. New Amsterdam School
    1,210 feet
  5. Connelly Ctr Education/Holy Child MS School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    300 feet
  2. Secret Garden
    300 feet
  3. Gustave Hartman Square
    310 feet
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  1. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    310 feet
  2. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    310 feet
  3. Peach Tree Garden
    370 feet
  4. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    430 feet
  5. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    430 feet
  6. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    430 feet
  7. Le Petit Versailles Garden
    480 feet
  8. Hamilton Fish Park
    500 feet
  9. Los Amigos Garden
    510 feet
  10. Sage's Garden
    520 feet
  11. Hamilton Fish Park Playground
    630 feet
  12. Orchard Alley Garden
    660 feet
  13. Kenkeleba Memory Garden
    680 feet
  14. Miracle Garden
    860 feet
  15. Fifth Street Slope Garden
    900 feet
  16. 6BC Botanical Garden
    970 feet
  17. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    1,080 feet
  18. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    1,190 feet
  19. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    1,200 feet
  20. Wald Playground
    1,210 feet
  21. Hope Garden
    1,230 feet
  22. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    1,260 feet
  23. 6th Street & Avenue B Garden
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Hamilton Fish Park Library
    1,230 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kenkeleba House Arts or cultural center
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    160 feet
  2. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    250 feet
  3. Emmanuel Spanish Baptist Church House of worship
    620 feet
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  1. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    810 feet
  2. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    1,160 feet
  3. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
  4. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tompkins Square Post Office
    250 feet
  2. Hamilton Fish Recreation Center Landmark
    670 feet
  3. Hamilton Fish Pool Swimming pool
    710 feet
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  1. Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center
    950 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 28/Ladder 11 Fire station
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 51 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 3rd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.