FDR Drive & East 72nd Street
FDR Drive and East 72nd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Walk is 80 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places and 14 places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1962 and 1987, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 72 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 72 St Q0.4 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 E 72 St/York Av, 810 feet away, for the M72.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- E 72 St/York Av M72 · Shelter810 feetM72
Next buses at this stop
- M72 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 72 St & York Ave 29 docks in all630 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive southbound at East 70th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 1855 1st Avenue Gas station1.6 miles
- 1365 York Avenue Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,300 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 1962 and 1987.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 public spaces
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Walk Park80 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Belaire Public space260 feet
- Public space at One East River Place Public space280 feet
- Public space at Somerset Public space1,020 feet
Show all 5
- Public space at Oxford Public space1,190 feet
- Public space at Stratford Public space1,270 feet
Health care
- Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice950 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 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, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- York Avenue & East 72nd Street 700 feet
- York Avenue & East 73rd Street 980 feet
- York Avenue & East 71st Street 980 feet
- York Avenue & East 70th Street 1,240 feet
- York Avenue & East 74th Street 1,250 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 72nd Street 0.3 miles
- York Avenue & East 69th Street 0.3 miles
- York Avenue & East 75th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along East 72nd Street or FDR Drive.