Queensboro Bridge & East Main Street
Queensboro Bridge and East Main Street meet at a four-way crossing in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Roosevelt Island Ferry Landing is 310 feet away, and Queensbridge Park is 950 feet away. The nearest subway, Roosevelt Island, is about five minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them parks, and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along East Main Street.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Roosevelt Island, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Roosevelt Island M0.3 milesM
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- M …
Downtown
1 line- M …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Convex Disk at Roosevelt Island” (1996) by Robert Hickman at the Roosevelt Island station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Island/Roosevelt Island Tram, 770 feet away, for the Q102.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Island/Roosevelt Island Tram Q102770 feetQ102
Next buses at this stop
- Q102 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East Main Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- Roosevelt Island Tramway 39 docks in all460 feet
By car
- Main Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 9,300 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 1975.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the scarlet oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Queensboro Bridge (710 feet).
- Queensboro Bridge Designated landmark710 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 parks
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Roosevelt Island Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5690 feet
- Cornell University-Cornelnyc Tech College1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East Promenade Park90 feet
- Blackwell Park310 feet
- Southwest Promenade Park590 feet
Show all 5
- Southtown Commons Park810 feet
- Queensbridge Park950 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Cornell Tech Public space1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queensboro Bridge Listed historic place960 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,290 feet
Other places
- Roosevelt Island Ferry Landing310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Loop Road & East Main Street 330 feet
- Main Street & East Main Street 560 feet
- Queensboro Bridge & West Main Street 630 feet
- Loop Road & West Main Street 810 feet
- West Road & West Main Street 820 feet
- Vernon Boulevard & Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Bike Path 0.3 miles
- Queensboro Bridge & Vernon Boulevard 0.3 miles
- Vernon Boulevard & Queens Plaza South 0.3 miles
See every intersection along East Main Street or Queensboro Bridge.