West Road & West Main Street
West Road and West Main Street meet at a three-way junction in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Southtown Commons is under 10 feet away, and Rivercross Lawn is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Roosevelt Island, is about two minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them parks, and eight places to eat. About 9,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1975, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Roosevelt Island, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- Roosevelt Island M590 feetM
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, 100 feet away, for the Q102.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Island/Roosevelt Island Tram Q102100 feetQ102
Next buses at this stop
- Q102 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West Main Street and West Road.
Nearest bike-share station
- Roosevelt Island Tramway 39 docks in all400 feet
By car
- Main Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 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
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 9,000 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
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated Queensboro Bridge (310 feet).
- Queensboro Bridge Designated landmark310 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 parks
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 ferry landing
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Roosevelt Island Day Nursery Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5410 feet
- Cornell University-Cornelnyc Tech College900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Southtown Commons Parkunder 10 feet
- Southwest Promenade Park50 feet
- Blackwell Park370 feet
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- East Promenade Park640 feet
- Rivercross Lawn Park1,100 feet
- Andrew Haswell Green Park1,240 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Cornell Tech Public space900 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy620 feet
Other places
- Roosevelt Island Ferry Landing750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Queensboro Bridge & West Main Street 270 feet
- Main Street & East Main Street 280 feet
- Loop Road & West Main Street 520 feet
- Queensboro Bridge & East Main Street 820 feet
- Loop Road & East Main Street 1,060 feet
- FDR Drive & Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Bike Path 1,320 feet
- FDR Drive & Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path 0.3 miles
- Queensboro Bridge & York Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along West Main Street.