FDR Drive & East Houston Street
FDR Drive and East Houston Street meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Baruch Community Center is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, East Houston St/Mangin St, is 170 feet away for the M14D SBS and M21, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is East Houston St/Mangin St, 170 feet away, for the M14D SBS and M21.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- East Houston St/Mangin St M14D SBS, M21170 feetM14D SBS M21
Next buses at this stop
- M14D SBS …
- M21 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Stanton St & Mangin St 19 docks in all600 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, 130 feet by car along the streets.
- 55 8th Avenue Gas station2.4 miles
- 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes 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 August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10002
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 2
- Police precinct
- 7 and 9 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Village
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 in 1950.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the holly.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 community center
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bard High School Early College School400 feet
- P.S. 188 the Island School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- John V. Lindsay East River Park280 feet
- Wald Playground520 feet
- Baruch Playground580 feet
Community centers and public services
- Baruch Community Center340 feet
- Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- Shop Fair Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass 90 feet
- East Houston Street & Mangin Street 100 feet
- East River Esplanade & E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass 330 feet
- East River Esplanade & E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass 330 feet
- East Houston Street & Baruch Place 360 feet
- FDR Drive & East 4th Walk 430 feet
- Stanton Street & Mangin Street 520 feet
- FDR Drive & East 5th Walk 710 feet
See every intersection along East Houston Street or FDR Drive.