FDR Drive & East 49th Street
FDR Drive and East 49th Street meet at a three-way junction in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Peter Detmold Park is 20 feet away. The nearest bus stop, E 49 St/1 Av, is 740 feet away for the M50, and 17 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is E 49 St/1 Av, 740 feet away, for the M50.
- 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 49 St/1 Av M50740 feetM50
Next buses at this stop
- M50 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 47 St & 1 Ave 70 docks in all1,230 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 720 11th Avenue Gas station1.9 miles
- 449 East 49th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers150 feet
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 7 people injured
- 1 person killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10017
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 4
- Police precinct
- 17
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,200 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco and Modernist, one each, and built between 1865 and 1929.
- Panhellenic Tower (now Beekman Tower Hotel) Designated landmark540 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 public spaces
- 1 monument or memorial
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Peter Detmold Park20 feet
- MacArthur Playground110 feet
- Dag Hammarskjold Plaza1,220 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Trump World Tower Public space1,070 feet
- Public space at 100 United Nations Plaza Public space1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Raoul Wallenberg Monument Monument or memorial1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Family Church House of worship1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.3 miles
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and two food stores.
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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 1st Avenue & East 49th Street 660 feet
- 1st Avenue & Mitchell Place 700 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 50th Street 930 feet
- Mitchell Place & Beekman Place 1,130 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 47th Street 1,150 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 51st Street 1,180 feet
- East 50th Street & Beekman Place 0.3 miles
- 1st Avenue & East 46th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along East 49th Street or FDR Drive.