Main Street & River Road
Main Street and River Road (south-west) meet at a three-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Roosevelt Island Post Office is 270 feet away, and Octagon Park is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/10 River Rd, is 110 feet away for the Q102, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them parks, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/10 River Rd, 110 feet away, for the Q102.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/10 River Rd Q102110 feetQ102
Next buses at this stop
- Q102 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Motorgate 36 docks in all350 feet
By car
- 680 Main Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers170 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10044
- Community board
- Manhattan Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 5
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 4 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Roosevelt Island Day Nursery Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K130 feet
- P.S./I.S. 217 Roosevelt Island School560 feet
- Child School (the) - Legacy HS School1,160 feet
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- Child School1,180 feet
- Child School/Legacy High School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East Promenade Park210 feet
- Manhattan Park Lawn Park310 feet
- Northtown Park470 feet
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- Octagon Park860 feet
Community centers and public services
- Roosevelt Island Post Office270 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket60 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
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 four nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Main Street & Roosevelt Island Bridge Ramp 250 feet
- Roosevelt Island Bridge & East Road 500 feet
- Main Street & River Road 510 feet
- Main Street & East Road 1,190 feet
See every intersection along Main Street or River Road.