Harlem River Drive & RFK Bridge

Harlem River Drive and RFK Bridge (FDR Drive, south) meet at a four-way crossing in East Harlem (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1957, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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Cycling

  • 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

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 two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 40 mph
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,800 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

NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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: NYPD, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYCHA and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18–20, 2026.