FDR Drive, New York City

Name: FDR Drive
Address: New York City, United States

#315 among attractions in New York City

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The Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, commonly called the FDR Drive for short, is a 9.68-mile limited-access parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It starts near South and Broad Streets, just north of the Battery Park Underpass, and runs north along the East River to the 125th Street / Robert F. Kennedy Bridge / Willis Avenue Bridge interchange, where it becomes the Harlem River Drive. All of the FDR Drive is designated New York State Route 907L, an unsigned reference route. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°43'59"N, 73°58'33"W

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Midtown Manhattan (Stuyvesant Town - Peter Cooper Village)New York City United States

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FDR Drive – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Asser Levy Recreation Center, Open Road Park, Tompkins Square Park, Stuyvesant Apartments.

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Park, Neoclassical architecture
Asser Levy Recreation Center, New York City
6 min walk • The Asser Levy Recreation Center is a recreational facility in Kips Bay, Manhattan, New York City, composed of the Asser Levy Public Baths and Asser Levy Playground.
0.5 miSW
Park
Open Road Park, New York City
12 min walk • Open Road Park is a small park in East Village, Manhattan, New York City, located east of First Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets. It is among the larger green spaces created in the East Village as a result of community organizing.
0.6 miSW
Park, Performing arts
Tompkins Square Park, New York City
15 min walk • Tompkins Square Park is a 10.5-acre public park in the Alphabet City portion of East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The square-shaped park, bounded on the north by East 10th Street, on the east by Avenue B, on the south by East 7th Street, and on the west by Avenue A, is abutted by St.
0.5 miW
Park, Gothic Revival architecture, Shopping
Stuyvesant Apartments, New York City
12 min walk • The Stuyvesant Apartments, Stuyvesant Flats, Rutherfurd Stuyvesant Flats or simply The Stuyvesant, was an apartment building located at 142 East 18th Street between Irving Place and Third Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
0.5 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, James Renwick, Jr.
St. Nicholas of Myra Church, New York City
14 min walk • The St. Nicholas of Myra Church is an American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, located at 288 East 10th Street, on the corner of Avenue A in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, across from Tompkins Square Park. The church was built in 1883 as the Memorial Chapel of St.
0.6 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Theater for the New City, New York City
15 min walk • Theater for the New City, founded in 1971 and known familiarly as "TNC", is one of New York City's leading off-off-Broadway theaters, known for radical political plays and community commitment. Productions at TNC have won 43 Obie Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
0.6 miSW
Theater
Performance Space New York, New York City
15 min walk • Performance Space New York, formerly known as Performance Space 122 or P.S. 122, is a non-profitable arts organization founded in 1980 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in an abandoned public school building.
0.6 miSW
Street
Avenue A, New York City
16 min walk • Avenue A is a north–south avenue located in Manhattan, New York City, east of First Avenue and west of Avenue B. It runs from Houston Street to 14th Street, where it continues into a loop road in Stuyvesant Town, connecting to Avenue B.
0.6 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Village East Cinema, New York City
15 min walk • The Village East Cinema is a movie theater in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City. One of New York's last remaining Yiddish theatre buildings, it is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. George's Episcopal Church, New York City
13 min walk • St. George's Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 209 East 16th Street at Rutherford Place, on Stuyvesant Square in Manhattan, New York City.
0.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
C-Squat, New York City
14 min walk • C-Squat is a former squat house located at 155 Avenue C in the Alphabet City neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City that has been home to musicians, artists and activists, among others.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to FDR Drive?

Nearby attractions include East River Greenway, New York City (3 min walk), Stuyvesant Cove Park, New York City (3 min walk), Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, New York City (4 min walk), Asser Levy Recreation Center, New York City (6 min walk).

How to get to FDR Drive by public transport?

The nearest stations to FDR Drive:

Metro

1st Avenue • Lines: L (9 min walk)
3rd Avenue • Lines: L (14 min walk)

Bus

1 Av & E 14 St • Lines: M15, M15-Sbs (9 min walk)
1 Av & E 25 St • Lines: M15-Sbs (9 min walk)

Train

Long Island City (30 min walk)