Third Avenue station
The Third Avenue station is a station on the BMT Canarsie Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 14th Street in East Village, Manhattan, it is served by the L train at all times.Photo: Pacific Coast Highway, Public domain.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Metro station
- Description: New York City BMT Canarsie Line subway station
- Also known as: “3 Av” and “Third Avenue”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Empire State Building and New York Film Academy.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 1 mile north of Third Avenue station.
New York Film Academy
College
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.5.
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. New York Film Academy is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Third Avenue station.
Flatiron Building
Photo: Imelenchon, Public domain.
The Flatiron Building, originally the Fuller Building, is a 22-story, 285-foot-tall steel-framed triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue in the eponymous Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Flatiron Building is situated 3,000 feet north of Third Avenue station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and Union Square.
East Village
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Village, east of the Village on Manhattan, was traditionally considered part of the Lower East Side, and constitutes the portion north of Houston St, south of 14th St, and east of Broadway.
Union Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Park Avenue north of the Square – came together in the early 19th century.
Greenwich Village
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.
Third Avenue station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.73315° or 40° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
-73.98682° or 73° 59′ 13″ westOperator
New York City Transit AuthorityNetwork
NYC SubwayOpen location code
87G8P2M7+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 597937476OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2181850
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Third Avenue station” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Трэцяя авеню”
- Chinese: “第三大道車站”
- Dutch: “3rd Avenue”
- Dutch: “Third Avenue”
- Esperanto: “Stacio Tria Avenuo”
- French: “Third Avenue”
- French: “Troisième Avenue”
- Italian: “Third Avenue”
- Japanese: “3番街駅 (BMTカナーシー線)”
- Japanese: “3番街駅”
- Korean: “3번 애비뉴”
- Korean: “3번로역”
- Polish: “Third Avenue”
- Russian: “Третья авеню”
- Spanish: “Tercera Avenida”
- Ukrainian: “3-тя авеню”
Notable Places Nearby
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