Hell Gate Circle & 2nd Drive

Hell Gate Circle and 2nd Drive meet at a three-way junction in Randall's Island, Manhattan. The corner stands inside Wards Island Park. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Scylla Playground is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hell Gate Circle/Ifo Field 61, is 120 feet away for the M35. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.

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Hell Gate Circle & 2nd Drive Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hell Gate Circle/Ifo Field 61, 120 feet away, for the M35.

  • 1 route within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hell Gate Circle/Ifo Field 61 M35
    120 feet
    M35

Next buses at this stop

  1. M35 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Wards Meadow Comfort Station 18 docks in all
    0.5 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Triborough Bridge at Central Road & RFK Bridge Bronx, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 10 Central Road Charging for electric cars, three fast chargers
    0.5 miles

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)
Randall's Island
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Trees

NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

This corner stands inside Wards Island Park.

Schools and child care

  1. Odyssey House Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Wards Island Park
    surrounds this corner
  2. Scylla Playground
    1,030 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, US Department of Energy, NYC City Planning, NYPD, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.