FDR Drive & East 38th Street
FDR Drive and East 38th Street meet at a three-way junction in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Robert Moses Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 1 Av/E 39 St, is 770 feet away for the M15, and 23 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, three of them parks, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 39 St, 770 feet away, for the M15.
- 23 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 1 Av/E 39 St M15770 feetM15
Next buses at this stop
- M15 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 1 Ave & E 38 St 39 docks in all470 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 660 feet by car along the streets.
- 466 10th Avenue Gas station1.8 miles
- 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 4,500 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 1980 and 2014.
Since 2014 at least 160 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 public spaces
- 3 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Pre-K Center at 330 East 38th Street Pre-K center850 feet
- The River School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Esplanade Park110 feet
- Robert Moses Playground820 feet
- St. Vartan Park950 feet
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- St. Vartan Park Playground1,230 feet
- Trygve Lie Plaza1,230 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Manhattan Place Public space570 feet
- Public space at East River Realty South Public space820 feet
- Public space at Corinthian Public space850 feet
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- Public space at New York Tower Public space870 feet
- Public space at East River Realty North Public space890 feet
- Public space at Whitney Public space1,000 feet
- Public space at Rivergate Public space1,070 feet
- Public space at Churchill Public space1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Gristedes Supermarket0.3 miles
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other places
- E 34 St Midtown East Ferry Landing660 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- FDR Drive & East 37th Street 260 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & East 38th Street 280 feet
- East 37th Street & FDR Drive 350 feet
- East 37th Street & East River Esplanade 380 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 38th Street 390 feet
- FDR Drive & East 36th Street 510 feet
- Queens Midtown Tunnel & 1st Avenue 560 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 37th Street 630 feet
See every intersection along East 38th Street or FDR Drive.