FDR Drive & East 73rd Street
FDR Drive and East 73rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 72 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the Q. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and nine places to eat. About 2,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1958 and 1986, 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, 0.5 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, 900 feet away, for the M31.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- York Av/E 72 St M31 · Shelter · Countdown sign900 feetM31
Next buses at this stop
- M31 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 72 St & York Ave 29 docks in all1,130 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 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 10 people injured
- 2 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Three of the streets are 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 1958 and 1986.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 public spaces
- 1 hospital
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at One East River Place Public space190 feet
- Public space at Somerset Public space930 feet
- Public space at Stratford Public space1,010 feet
Health care
- David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care Hospital220 feet
- Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home Co Nursing home or hospice1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Morton Williams Supermarket0.4 miles
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 73rd Street 730 feet
- York Avenue & East 74th Street 1,000 feet
- York Avenue & East 72nd Street 1,020 feet
- York Avenue & East 75th Street 1,260 feet
- York Avenue & East 71st Street 1,300 feet
- 1st Avenue & East 73rd Street 0.3 miles
- York Avenue & East 76th Street 0.3 miles
- York Avenue & East 70th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along East 73rd Street or FDR Drive.