FDR Drive & East 62nd Street
FDR Drive and East 62nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Twenty-Four Sycamores Park is 290 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/63 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the M and Q. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them parks, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/63 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Lexington Av/63 St M, Q0.5 milesM Q
Next trains at this station
Uptown & Queens
2 lines- M …
- Q …
Downtown
2 lines- M …
- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated” (2017) by Jean Shin at the Lexington Av/63 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is York Av/E 64 St, 660 feet away, for the M31.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- York Av/E 64 St M31660 feetM31
Next buses at this stop
- M31 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 60 St & York Ave 33 docks in all790 feet
By car
A ramp to the FDR Drive northbound starts at this corner.
- 1855 1st Avenue Gas station2 miles
- 420 East 61st Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers830 feet
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10065
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 5
- Police precinct
- 19
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,900 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 1950 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the littleleaf linden.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and six buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Beaux-Arts. They were built between 1799 and 1915.
- City and Suburban Homes Company, First Avenue Estate Designated landmark700 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Andrew Haswell Green Park.
- East River Roundabout Sculpture by Alice Aycock, 1995330 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 museum
- 1 playground
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Rockefeller Child and Family Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5810 feet
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Twenty-Four Sycamores Park290 feet
- Andrew Haswell Green Park340 feet
- Twenty-Four Sycamores Park Playground350 feet
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- East River Walk Park740 feet
- Queensboro Oval Park760 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space1,080 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Landmark · listed historic place600 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.3 miles
- Gristedes Supermarket0.3 miles
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and three food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- York Avenue & East 62nd Street 230 feet
- FDR Drive & East 61st Street 260 feet
- FDR Drive & East 63rd Street 280 feet
- East 63rd Street & East 63rd Street Pedestrian Overpass 400 feet
- York Avenue & East 61st Street 470 feet
- York Avenue & East 63rd Street 500 feet
- FDR Drive & East 60th Street 500 feet
- FDR Drive & East 63rd Street Pedestrian Overpass 680 feet
See every intersection along East 62nd Street or FDR Drive.