{{redirect-distinguish|N3rd|Nerd (disambiguation){{!}}Nerd}} {{redirect-distinguish|N. 3rd|3rd Street (disambiguation){{!}}3rd Street|Third Avenue (disambiguation){{!}}3rd Avenue|Third (disambiguation)}} {{redirect|3rd Street (Philadelphia)|the portion of 3rd Street south of South Street|Fabric Row (Philadelphia)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | background_color= <!--See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |image_skyline=File:N3RDst.jpg |imagesize= |image_caption=City worker installing a “N3RD St” sign at the intersection with Spring Garden Street |image_flag= |name=N3RD Street<br /><small>North 3rd Street</small><!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in --> |settlement_type = [[List of Philadelphia neighborhoods|Neighborhood of Philadelphia]] <!--such as Town, Village, City, Borough etc.--> <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{USA}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |subdivision_type3 = City |subdivision_name3 = [[Philadelphia]] <!-- General information ---------------> | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Philadelphia | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{Coord|39.952|-75.141|format=dms|display=title}} <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type= |postal_code= |area_codes=[[Area codes 215, 267, and 445|215, 267 and 445]] }} '''N3RD Street''' (also '''N3rd Street''', '''N3RD St''', '''Nerd Street''') is a nickname for a segment of '''North 3rd Street''' in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States, between [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Street]] and [[Girard Avenue]] (spanning across the neighborhoods of [[Old City, Philadelphia|Old City]] and [[Northern Liberties, Philadelphia|Northern Liberties]]), and its surrounding community that is home to a concentration of [[Nerd#Pride|"nerdy"]] companies and spaces; "N3RD" is a [[double entendre]] as both [[leet]] for "nerd" and reflecting the "N. 3rd St." of [[address (geography)|postal address]]es.
An official resolution recognizing N3RD Street was written by [[Indy Hall]] founder Alex Hillman and adopted by Philadelphia's city council on March 20, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://phila.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1682381&GUID=24D18E33-7B5A-407B-9AE7-6F805DBED8E9|title=City of Philadelphia - File #: 140195|first=Granicus|last=Inc.|website=phila.legistar.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> Starting April 10, 2014, the city installed special street signs along the corridor denoting its nickname, similar to the neighborhood-specific signs on the [[Avenue of the Arts (Philadelphia)|Avenue of the Arts]], [[Avenue of Technology (Philadelphia)|Avenue of Technology]], [[Mummers Parade#2nd Street|Mummers Row]], [[Fabric Row (Philadelphia)|Fabric Row]], [[French Quarter, Philadelphia|French Quarter]], [[Chinatown, Philadelphia|Chinatown]], and the [[Washington Square West, Philadelphia#The Gayborhood|Gayborhood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://technical.ly/philly/2014/04/10/n3rd-street-sign-photo/|title=This is a photo of a 'N3rd Street' sign being put up today - Technical.ly Philly|date=10 April 2014|website=technical.ly|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref>
The official city naming ceremony took place on April 11, 2014, at Liberty Lands Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2014.phillytechweek.com/events/n3rd_street_bbq/|title=N3rd Street BBQ — Sessions — Philly Tech Week 2014, Presented by AT&T|website=2014.phillytechweek.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref>
==External links== * [http://n3rd.st Official N3RD Street website]
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