FDR Drive & East 5th Walk
FDR Drive and East 5th Walk meet at a three-way junction in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Baruch Community Center is 1,050 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Houston St/Mangin St, is 880 feet away for the M14D SBS and M21, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them community centers, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Houston St/Mangin St, 880 feet away, for the M14D SBS and M21.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Houston St/Mangin St M14D SBS, M21880 feetM14D SBS M21
Next buses at this stop
- M14D SBS …
- M21 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- E 6 St & Ave D 45 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 840 feet by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.5 miles
- 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 16 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10009
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 2
- Police precinct
- 9
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Village
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,400 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 in 1950.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 community centers
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bard High School Early College School1,120 feet
- P.S. 188 the Island School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- John V. Lindsay East River Park300 feet
- Wald Playground890 feet
- Baruch Playground1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship1,260 feet
Community centers and public services
- Riis II Community Center860 feet
- Baruch Community Center1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- FDR Drive & East 6th Street Pedestrian Bridge Over FDR Drive 210 feet
- FDR Drive & East 6th Street 280 feet
- FDR Drive & East 4th Walk 290 feet
- East River Esplanade & East 6th Street Pedestrian Bridge Over FDR Drive 350 feet
- FDR Drive & East Houston Street 710 feet
- FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass 800 feet
- East Houston Street & Mangin Street 810 feet
- East Houston Street & Baruch Place 940 feet
See every intersection along FDR Drive.