FDR Drive & East 71st Street
FDR Drive and East 71st Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Hospital for Special Surgery is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them hospitals, and 11 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 72 St Q0.5 milesQ
Next trains at this station
Uptown
1 line- Q …
Downtown
1 line- Q …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Perfect Strangers” (2017) by Vik Muniz at the 72 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is York Av/E 72 St, 860 feet away, for the M31.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- York Av/E 72 St M31 · Shelter860 feetM31
Next buses at this stop
- M31 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 71st Street and FDR Drive.
- 24 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 72 St & York Ave 29 docks in all1,030 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1855 1st Avenue Gas station1.5 miles
- 1365 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers1,200 feet
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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10021
- 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
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 2,100 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 1964 and 1987.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 public spaces
- 2 hospitals
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Walk Park140 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Belaire Public space290 feet
- Public space at One East River Place Public space870 feet
- Public space at Oxford Public space1,090 feet
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- Public space at Somerset Public space1,280 feet
Health care
- Hospital for Special Surgery Hospital140 feet
- Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice840 feet
- David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care Hospital1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- FDR Drive & East 71st Street Pedestrian Overpass 20 feet
- John Finley Walk & East 71st Street Pedestrian Overpass 170 feet
- York Avenue & East 71st Street 670 feet
- John Finley Walk & FDR Drive Greenway 710 feet
- York Avenue & East 70th Street 930 feet
- York Avenue & East 72nd Street 960 feet
- York Avenue & East 69th Street 1,190 feet
- York Avenue & East 73rd Street 1,240 feet
See every intersection along East 71st Street or FDR Drive.