FDR Drive & Harlem River Drive

FDR Drive and Harlem River Drive meet at a three-way junction in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1957, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the tree of heaven.

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Cycling

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10035
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 11
City Council district
8
Police precinct
25
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Harlem (North)

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 40 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 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 1957.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the tree of heaven.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop 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
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Sources: NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYPD, NYCHA and NYC Parks, retrieved September 19–20, 2026.