FDR Drive & Avenue C
FDR Drive and Avenue C meet at a three-way junction in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Asser Levy Pool is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 23 St/Av C, is 240 feet away for the M34 SBS and M34A SBS, and 20 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 23 St/Av C, 240 feet away, for the M34 SBS and M34A SBS.
- 20 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 23 St/Av C M34 SBS, M34A SBS240 feetM34 SBS M34A SBS
Next buses at this stop
- M34 SBS …
- M34A SBS …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 23 St & FDR Dr 45 docks in all600 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at Avenue C, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.1 miles
- 350 East 30th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10010
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 4
- Police precinct
- 13
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Kips Bay
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,600 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 1947 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 115 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical Roman, and built between 1904 and 1906.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- British International School of NY School1,040 feet
- Imagine Early Learning Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
- U N International School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Asser Levy Playground100 feet
- Stuyvesant Cove Park320 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Waterside Plaza Public space770 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Public Baths Listed historic place170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Asser Levy Pool Swimming pool100 feet
- Asser Levy Recreation Center Landmark160 feet
Supermarkets
- Gristedes Supermarket1,060 feet
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other places
- 24 Street Ferry Landing610 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue C & East 23rd Street 220 feet
- FDR Drive & East 23rd Street 310 feet
- East 23rd Street & East River Esplanade 340 feet
- East 25th Street & Avenue C 400 feet
- East 25th Street & East 25th Street Pedestrian Overpass 430 feet
- East River Esplanade & East 25th Street Pedestrian Overpass 830 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 25th Street 1,250 feet
- Avenue C & East 20th Street 1,250 feet