John Finley Walk & East 78th Street Pedestrian Overpass
John Finley Walk and East 78th Street Pedestrian Overpass meet at a three-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. The corner stands inside East River Walk. Between 2021 and 2025, 64 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Pavilion in John Jay Park is 150 feet away, and the sculpture “Kryeti-Aekyad #2” is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, York Av/E 79 St, is 0.3 miles away for the M31. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them schools, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is York Av/E 79 St, 0.3 miles away, for the M31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- York Av/E 79 St M31 · Shelter · Countdown sign0.3 milesM31
Next buses at this stop
- M31 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 78th Street Pedestrian Overpass and John Finley Walk.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- E 82 St & East End Ave 33 docks in all0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 64 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.
- 28 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10075
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 5
- Police precinct
- 19
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Homes
About 3,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks, monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedLandmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 16 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Beaux-Arts. They were mostly built between 1907 and 1911.
- Junior League Hotel for Women Designated landmark390 feet
- East River Homes / Cherokee Apartments Designated landmark480 feet
- Bishop Henry Codman Memorial Buildings Designated landmark570 feet
Monuments and public art
The City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest in John Jay Park.
- Kryeti-Aekyad #2 Sculpture by Douglas Abdell, 1979450 feet
- Eaphae-Aekyad #2 Sculpture by Douglas Abdell, 1979470 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 parks
- 1 hospital
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 4 other places
This corner stands inside East River Walk.
Schools and child care
- Town School490 feet
- P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor School1,170 feet
- Yorkville East Middle School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East River Walk Parksurrounds this corner
- John Jay Park110 feet
- Pavilion in John Jay Park Park feature150 feet
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- John Jay Park Playground220 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at One East River Place Public space1,270 feet
Health care
- David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care Hospital1,090 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City & Suburban Homes Company's York Avenue Estate Listed historic place790 feet
- Webster Library1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- John Jay Pool Swimming pool210 feet
Supermarkets
- D'Agostino Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 78th Street & East 78th Street Pedestrian Overpass 670 feet
- East 78th Street & Cherokee Place 700 feet
- East 77th Street & Cherokee Place 960 feet
- FDR Drive & East 78th Street 970 feet
- John Finley Walk & FDR Drive Greenway 1,130 feet
- FDR Drive & John Finley Walk 1,160 feet
- York Avenue & East 78th Street 1,170 feet
- John Finley Walk & East 81st Street Pedestrian Overpass 1,170 feet
See every intersection along East 78th Street Pedestrian Overpass or John Finley Walk.