East 3rd Street & Bowery

East 3rd Street and Bowery meet at a four-way crossing in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The corner lies on the edge of the NoHo Historic District Extension. Between 2021 and 2025, 25 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. In 2025, 1,978 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. White House Hotel stands 170 feet away. The nearest subway, Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, is about four minutes on foot, for the 6, B, D and two more. Within a five-minute walk are 42 public places and 124 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
25 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St
1,080 feet · 4 min on foot · 6, B, D, F, M
Nearest bus stop
180 feet
Bowery/E 3 St · M103
Within a walk
42 places
10 listed historic places, 7 religious buildings and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 3rd Street & Bowery Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St, 1,080 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  • 9 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St 6, B, D, F, M
    1,080 feet
    6 B D F M

Next trains at this station

Uptown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
  4. F …
  5. M …

Also within a walk

  1. 2 Av F
    1,210 feet
    F
  2. Astor Pl 6
    0.3 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signal” (1997) by Mel Chin and “Hive (Bleecker Street)” (2012) by Leo Villareal at the Broadway-Lafayette St/Bleecker St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bowery/E 3 St, 180 feet away, for the M103.

  • 25 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowery/E 3 St M103
    180 feet
    M103

Next buses at this stop

  1. M103 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 3rd Street and Great Jones Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 5 St & Cooper Sq 50 docks in all
    580 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.3 miles
  2. 284 Mott Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 25 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2025, 1,978 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 430th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.

In 2026 so far, through August 27, 579 more were issued.

School-zone speed camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket20252026 so far
Northbound on Bowery1,606414
Southbound on Bowery372165
Total1,978579

Every corner with speed camera tickets

About this corner

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

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

East side of Bowery

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Bowery

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 3rd Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Great Jones Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 105051.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands at the edge of the NoHo Historic District Extension.

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 266 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Renaissance Revival. They were mostly built between 1844 and 1898.

  1. White House Hotel Designated landmark
    170 feet
  2. Bond Street Savings Bank Designated landmark
    230 feet
  3. Metropolitan Assembly Rooms Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

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

  • 10 listed historic places
  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 3 gardens
  • 3 parks
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Blake Business School Trade or language school
    620 feet
  2. Cooper Union College · listed historic place
    750 feet
  3. Nord Anglia International School
    950 feet
Show all 9
  1. Grace Church High School
    1,000 feet
  2. Learning and Fun Preschool
    1,070 feet
  3. La Salle Academy School
    1,080 feet
  4. St George Academy School
    1,080 feet
  5. Pathways Children's Services School
    1,210 feet
  6. Bright Horizons at Noho Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Manuel Plaza Park
    500 feet
  2. Albert's Garden
    550 feet
  3. Liz Christy Garden
    810 feet
Show all 7
  1. Cooper Triangle
    830 feet
  2. First Park
    1,190 feet
  3. Mercer Playground
    1,290 feet
  4. First Street Garden
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Cooper Square Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    700 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bouwerie Lane Theater Listed historic place
    320 feet
  2. New York Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    480 feet
  3. House at 37 East 4th St. Listed historic place
    530 feet
Show all 12
  1. Merchant's House Museum
    570 feet
  2. Old Merchant's House (Seabury-Tredwell House) Listed historic place
    660 feet
  3. Devinne Press Building Listed historic place
    780 feet
  4. Building at 376-380 Lafayette Street Listed historic place
    780 feet
  5. The Ukrainian Museum
    1,060 feet
  6. Robbins & Appleton Building Listed historic place
    1,120 feet
  7. Bleecker Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  8. New York City Marble Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  9. Bayard-Condict Building Listed historic place
    1,250 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. New York Theatre Workshop Theater or concert hall
    500 feet
  2. Anthology Film Archives Arts or cultural center
    910 feet
  3. Public Theater Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    1,140 feet
Show all 4
  1. Astor Pl Theatre Theater or concert hall
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St George Ukrainian Catholic Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  2. Cityvine Church Listed historic place
    1,080 feet
  3. Orthodox Cathedral Holy Virgin Protection Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. YMCA Chinatown Houston Street Center Recreation center
    1,070 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 33/Ladder 9 Fire station · landmark · listed historic place
    360 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    970 feet
  3. TD Bank Bank branch
    990 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    990 feet
  2. H Mart Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Wegmans Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,280 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 124 places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bowery, East 3rd Street or Great Jones Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.