FDR Drive & Brooklyn Bridge

FDR Drive and Brooklyn Bridge meet at an eight-way junction in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Waterfront Esplanade is under 10 feet away, and New York City Charter School of the Arts is 1,250 feet away. The nearest subway, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 4, 5, 6, J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them parks, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 4, 5, 6, J, Z
Nearest bus stop
970 feet
Frankfort St/Pearl St · M22, QM7, QM8, QM11 +2
Within a walk
10 places
2 parks, 2 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
FDR Drive & Brooklyn Bridge Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St 4, 5, 6, J, Z
    0.4 miles
    4 5 6 J Z

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
Downtown
5 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
  3. 6 …
  4. J …
  5. Z …
Brooklyn
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cable Crossing” (1996) by Mark Gibian at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall/Chambers St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Frankfort St/Pearl St, 970 feet away, for the M22, QM7, QM8, QM11 and two more.

  • 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Frankfort St/Pearl St M22, QM7, QM8, QM11 +2 · Shelter
    970 feet
    M22 QM7 QM8 QM11 QM25 QM65
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M22 …
  2. QM7 …
  3. QM8 …
  4. QM11 …
  5. QM25 …
  6. QM65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Peck Slip & South St 45 docks in all
    690 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at South Street, 130 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.5 miles
  2. 123 Leonard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 6 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10038
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
5
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the apple.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 63 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival, and built between 1792 and 1974.

  1. Meyer's Hotel Designated landmark
    670 feet
  2. Brooklyn Bridge Designated landmark
    750 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 dog run
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. The Peck Slip School Landmark
    1,130 feet
  2. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East River Waterfront Esplanade Park
    under 10 feet
  2. Peck Slip Park
    700 feet
  3. Fishbridge Garden Dog Run
    760 feet
Show all 5
  1. FishBridge Park Garden
    760 feet
  2. Alfred E. Smith Playground
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Pier 17 Public space
    980 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. South Street Seaport Historic District Listed historic place
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. 55 Fulton Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge Pedestrian Path or FDR Drive.

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