Queensboro Bridge & East 62nd Street

Queensboro Bridge and East 62nd Street meet at a six-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. City and Suburban Homes Company, First Avenue Estate stands 790 feet away, and Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/63 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the M and Q. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 58 places to eat.

Safety record
9 hurt
17 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/63 St
1,220 feet · 5 min on foot · M, Q
Nearest bus stop
510 feet
1 Av/E 62 St · M15
Within a walk
21 places
7 public spaces, 5 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queensboro Bridge & East 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/63 St, 1,220 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lexington Av/63 St M, Q
    1,220 feet
    M Q

Next trains at this station

Uptown & Queens
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. Q …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. Q …

Also within a walk

  1. Lexington Av/59 St 4, 5, 6, N, R, W
    0.3 miles
    4 5 6 N R W
  2. 72 St Q
    0.4 miles
    Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated” (2017) by Jean Shin at the Lexington Av/63 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 1 Av/E 62 St, 510 feet away, for the M15.

  • 34 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 1 Av/E 62 St M15
    510 feet
    M15

Next buses at this stop

  1. M15 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 62nd Street and Pedestrian and Bike Path Link.

  • 78 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 1 Ave & E 62 St 45 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East 62nd Street, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1855 1st Avenue Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 500 East 63rd Street Charging for electric cars, 25 Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10065
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 8
City Council district
5
Police precinct
19
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 5,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 20 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 13 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 62nd Street

  • Ambulettes only 1 sign AMBULETTE ONLY
  • No stopping 8 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

South side of East 62nd Street

  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and 63 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as French Second Empire. They were mostly built between 1870 and 1875.

  1. First Swedish Baptist Church Designated landmark
    580 feet
  2. City and Suburban Homes Company, First Avenue Estate Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 public spaces
  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 parks
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Weill Cornell Children's Center at East 62nd Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    150 feet
  2. Lenox Hill Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    680 feet
  3. Bridge Community Playschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bright Horizons at East 64th. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    940 feet
  2. East Side Elementary School, PS 267 School
    1,110 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Tramway Plaza
    890 feet
  2. Honey Locust Park
    890 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at Paladin Public space
    290 feet
  2. Public space at Evansview Public space
    540 feet
  3. Public space at Bridge Tower Place Public space
    950 feet
Show all 7
  1. Public space at Wellington Estates Public space
    1,020 feet
  2. Public space at Rio Public space
    1,070 feet
  3. Public space at Concorde Public space
    1,160 feet
  4. Public space at Trump Plaza Public space
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Treadwell Farm Historic District Listed historic place
    800 feet
  2. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Listed historic place
    1,020 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Peace Church Landmark
    550 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  3. Metropolitan Koryo United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet
  2. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,040 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,230 feet
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 62nd Street, Hell Gate Fields, Pedestrian and Bike Path Link or Queensboro Bridge.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.