FDR Drive & Queens Midtown Tunnel
FDR Drive and Queens Midtown Tunnel (Exit 9) meet at a six-way junction in Murray Hill-Kips Bay, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The sculpture “Peace Form One” is 750 feet away. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1930, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredCycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 466 10th Avenue Gas station2 miles
- 240 East 39th Street Charging for electric cars, 15 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10017
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 4
- Police precinct
- 17
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Kips Bay
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,600 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 1929 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Three buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Tudor Revival, and built between 1926 and 1930.
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Trygve Lie Plaza.
- Peace Clock Kinetic sculpture by Lina Viste Gronli, 2016640 feet
- Peace Form One Sculpture by Daniel LaRue Johnson, 1980750 feet
- The Isaiah Wall Memorial wall, 1948780 feet
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 listed public place within a five-minute walk