East 37th Street & FDR Drive
East 37th Street and FDR Drive meet at a six-way junction in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Esplanade is 20 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 Av/E 36 St, is 630 feet away for the M15, and 23 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East 37th Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 36 St, 630 feet away, for the M15.
- 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 1 Av/E 36 St M15630 feetM15
Next buses at this stop
- M15 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 37th Street.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- FDR Drive & E 35 St 123 docks in all420 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 500 feet by car along the streets.
- 466 10th Avenue Gas station1.8 miles
- 332-342 East 34th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10016
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 4
- Police precinct
- 17
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Kips Bay
The streets
- One travel lane
- 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1985 and 1989.
Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 public spaces
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- The River School750 feet
- Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Esplanade Park20 feet
- St. Vartan Park790 feet
- St. Vartan Park Playground1,070 feet
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- Robert Moses Playground1,170 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Manhattan Place Public space410 feet
- Public space at East River Realty South Public space660 feet
- Public space at Corinthian Public space850 feet
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- Public space at Rivergate Public space910 feet
- Public space at New York Tower Public space1,210 feet
- Public space at East River Realty North Public space1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Gristedes Supermarket0.4 miles
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other places
- E 34 St Midtown East Ferry Landing360 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 37th Street & East River Esplanade 30 feet
- FDR Drive & East 37th Street 100 feet
- FDR Drive & East 38th Street 350 feet
- FDR Drive & East 36th Street 350 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 37th Street 470 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & East 37th Street 500 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & 1st Avenue 560 feet
- FDR Drive & East 35th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along East 37th Street or FDR Drive.