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85-617: Payne Whitney was a large donor to the Hospital and Medical College, and it has been an issue of long speculation why he chose a psychiatric building to be his primary naming opportunity at New York-Cornell. The Payne Whitney building itself was torn down in the early 1990s to make way for an expansion of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital over the FDR Drive . Since that time, all clinical and research services at

170-688: A 0.6-mile (0.97 km) gap from 41st to 53rd streets in Midtown where pedestrians use busy First and Second Avenues to get around United Nations Headquarters between the Upper East Side and Kips Bay portions of the Greenway. Some places are narrow due to sinkholes being blocked off by protective fencing, and one part squeezes between the highway and the dock of Con Edison 's East River Station, requiring slower speeds. Other parts are shared space with motor access to Waterside Plaza or

255-538: A boulevard running at street level. The first "downtown" section of the boulevard, between Grand and 12th Streets, was completed in June 1937. Two more downtown sections, from 12th to 14th Streets and then from 14th to 18th Streets, were opened in 1939. A short connector from Grand to Montgomery Street was completed in May 1940, which meant that the boulevard was now continuous from Montgomery to 30th Streets. The next month,

340-561: A brick-paved walkway that connects Stuyvesant Cove Park on the north to East River Park to the south. Designed for use by pedestrians and cyclists, it runs approximately between 15th and 18th streets, and Avenues C and D , and was named in 2002. It was named after Captain Patrick J. Brown , a firefighter who died in the September 11 attacks , and who lived in nearby Stuyvesant Town . The East River Blueway plan between 38th Street and

425-472: A ferry service to piers on Brooklyn's waterfront started. SHoP Architects led the design process in the creation of the East River Esplanade, consulting community members during the planning years between 2002 and 2006. A year-long study was undertaken in 2004, allowing designers to derive ways that would "enhance waterfront access". Other groups critical to the project's planning phase include

510-698: A filling station. Approximately one mile (1.6 km) near the southeast end is in the shadow of the elevated FDR Drive . This part is to be improved by the East River Esplanade project. In February 2019, The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation allocated $ 75 million to complete the esplanade within East Harlem, East Midtown, and the Lower East Side. In the summer of 2008 the East River Greenway, along with

595-565: A high-rise condominium located on 37th Street between First Avenue and the FDR Drive. The park cost over $ 4 million and was designed by Thomas Balsley Associates , the same firm that had prepared a 1987 master plan for the future development of a waterfront esplanade between 41st and 34th streets for Community Board 6 . The north end of East River Esplanade Park currently provides the only connection to Waterside Pier, which runs from 38th to 41st streets. South of East River Esplanade Park,

680-444: A large Con Edison substation. The substation is surrounded by ramps for the former exit 6, a southbound exit and entrance which was closed after September 11, 2001 . By 18th Street , FDR Drive curves north onto an elevated viaduct above Avenue C . The elevated viaduct continues until 25th Street to serve the 23rd Street interchange at exit 7. This exit serves the neighborhood of Kips Bay . At 23rd Street, Avenue C continues as

765-417: A large stretch from 49th to 92nd Streets opened. By this point, the only contiguous section that remained to be completed was the stretch between 30th and 49th Streets. Around this time, city officials started making plans for reconstructing existing sections of the boulevard so that several intersections would be grade-separated or double-decked. A plan to build a three-level section from 81st to 89th Streets

850-551: A maritime museum will be opened on the site of a former Coast Guard building there. The proposal, by Rebuild by Design, will also include components for storm barriers in Hunts Point, Bronx and on Staten Island . The first component, a 2.19-mile-long (4 km) barrier on the Lower East Side between Montgomery and East 13th Streets called "The Bridging Berm", will cost $ 335 million. In addition to storm protection,

935-544: A new ADA-accessible bridge across the FDR Drive at 54th Street that provides a connection to the north end of Sutton Place Park South. The existing pedestrian footbridge at 51st Street and Peter Detmold Park was not used as an access point as it contains stairs on both sides and is not ADA-accessible. The 114-foot-long (35 m) bridge was fabricated in Nova Scotia, assembled in Brooklyn, and hoisted into place during

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1020-484: A replacement for the pier at 107th Street were announced in April 2024, with construction expected to occur from 2025 through 2027. Reconstruction of the greenway segment between 114th and 117th Streets is expected to begin in the summer of 2024. At 90th Street the Greenway rises to a walkway above the double-decker FDR Drive. The East River Greenway then passes along Carl Schurz Park near Gracie Mansion , and overlooks

1105-644: A running track, and bike paths. Fishing is another popular activity. The park is bisected by the Williamsburg Bridge . The last part of the greenway is the East River Waterfront Project, also referred to as the "East River Esplanade", though the latter name includes other features along the waterfront. It consists of two miles (3.2 km) along the East River waterfront between Montgomery Street, along South Street , to

1190-775: A section between 41st and 53rd Streets. A plaque dedicating the East River Drive is visible on the southbound roadway before entering the Gracie Mansion tunnel at 90th Street. FDR Drive starts at the southern tip of Manhattan at South and Whitehall Streets in the Financial District . It rises from the underground Battery Park Underpass to an elevated viaduct above South Street, with an at-grade connection to South Street at exit 1. The elevated viaduct continues northeast, with an interchange at Brooklyn Bridge at exit 2. The elevated road, also known as

1275-506: A series of interconnected at-grade tunnels. The segment from 63rd to 68th Street runs under an annex constructed by Rockefeller University , while the section of roadway between 68th and 71st Streets runs underneath the pilotis of the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital . Afterward, FDR Drive continues north at ground level. There is a southbound-only entrance and exit, labeled exit 13, at 71st–73rd Streets, serving Lenox Hill on

1360-412: A single overnight shift. The greenway segment was originally planned to utilize concrete pilings left in the river from a temporary outboard roadway that served as a detour for traffic during reconstruction of the FDR Drive. Installed in 2004, the pilings were scheduled to be dismantled in 2006 but were kept in place for a future extension of the waterfront esplanade. When the new segment was designed, it

1445-583: A small beach in the middle of the park near the end of 20th Street. The park, which was completed in 2002, cost $ 8.3 million and was designed by Donna Walcavage Landscape Architecture. Solar 1 , an environmental learning center with a small outdoor stage for public performances, is located at the north end of the park. The next part of the greenway is the Captain Patrick J. Brown Walk (at 40°43′51″N 73°58′23″W  /  40.73083°N 73.97306°W  / 40.73083; -73.97306 ),

1530-639: A staircase. The greenway continues to the Queensboro Bridge , with footbridges at 78th, 71st, and 63rd Streets. The part of the greenway nearest the Queensboro Bridge was the topic of local plans released by Community Board 8 in 2002, and again in 2006. Proposals included reusing a former waste transfer station of the New York City Department of Sanitation at 60th Street, renovating existing parks nearby (including

1615-509: A stormwater catchment system to irrigate the trees and plantings. The 53rd–60th Streets section of the greenway opened December 19, 2023. In August 2024, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced plans to complete the greenway between 41st and 53rd streets. The extension would cost $ 120 million and open in 2028. The project would be funded by the city government, as

1700-557: Is a 57.5-acre (20 ha) public park located on the Lower East Side . The park stretches from East 12th Street down to Montgomery Street on the east side of the FDR Drive. The southern entrance boasts good views of the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge . The amphitheater, built in 1941 just south of Grand Street , has been reconstructed and is often used for public performances. The park includes football, baseball and soccer fields, tennis, basketball and handball courts,

1785-672: Is at grade, passing through East Harlem . There is a southbound-only entrance at 102nd Street, as well as a southbound-only exit at 106th Street , labeled exit 15. At 116th Street , there is another southbound-only exit and entrance numbered exit 16. When FDR Drive reaches 120th Street, there is an interchange (exit 17) for the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge , where it transitions into the Harlem River Drive and continues north after 125th Street. A shorefront parkway in Manhattan along

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1870-519: Is being undertaken in three phases, with first phase completed (including Pier 15). Second phase construction started in summer 2011 (from Old Slip to the Battery Maritime Building). Construction on the third phase (Pike Slip to Pier 35, Montgomery Slip) began in fall 2011. This phase will last until 2014 and will cover the rehabilitation underneath the FDR Drive from Maiden Lane to Pier 35. Phase 4 between Catherine and Pike Slips

1955-456: Is expected to be built between 2021 and 2024. Although the park is in East Harlem, where all residents have access to a pocket park , neighborhood park, or major park within one-quarter mile (0.4 km), amenities are limited in this section of the greenway. This decrepit portion of the East River Greenway has little open space and no recreation facilities. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation allocated $ 25 million to stabilize

2040-430: Is listed as: The FDR Drive viaduct will be clad, and South Street will be narrowed for much of its length to make room for additional sidewalk space. The glass pavilions will be located underneath the viaduct, and the bike lanes would be moved to the side of the pavilion, underneath the FDR Drive. The piers would be reconstructed to encourage marine growth, by having reef balls to attract fish populations. Access to

2125-418: Is mostly three lanes in each direction, except for several small sections. By law, the current weight limit on FDR Drive from 23rd Street to Harlem River Drive in both directions is posted 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg). All commercial vehicles (including trucks) are banned from FDR Drive north of exit 1. The East River Greenway runs below, beside, or above FDR Drive along nearly its entire length, except for

2210-528: Is now commonly called the "FDR Drive". The section from 49th to 92nd Streets was converted to a limited access highway in 1948. An elevated ramp between 18th and 25th Streets, serving as an extension of the highway south of 23rd Street, was completed the next year, replacing an at-grade section. The Battery Park Underpass was completed in 1951, connecting with the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. An elevated highway above South Street , connecting

2295-513: Is parallel to the Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive for a majority of its length. Parts of the greenway were built at different times. Most of the greenway was built from the 1930s to 1950s in conjunction with the nearby FDR Drive, with exceptions: The greenway runs along the East Side, from Battery Park and past South Street Seaport to a dead end at 125th Street, East Harlem with

2380-433: Is raised and runs over the northbound roadway for northbound access to and from the Queensboro Bridge interchange (exit 12). As part of the design in this area, numerous homes on the river were demolished and rebuilt or otherwise modified to accommodate the highway. At 63rd Street, the southbound lanes descend to ground level, at the same elevation as the northbound lanes. From 63rd to 71st Streets, FDR Drive passes under

2465-616: The Andrew Haswell Green Park between 60th and 62nd Streets), and using a disused vehicular ramp to connect the greenway to York Avenue at 60th Street. This renovation was funded by a development project at 73rd Street by the City University of New York and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center . Further, $ 23 million from The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and $ 15 million from Rockefeller University were allocated to complete renovations to

2550-607: The Battery Maritime Building east of Battery Park . A bike lane in Pike Street connects to the Manhattan Bridge. The project aims to rehabilitate the existing waterfront space and connect it to two existing waterfront parks, Battery Park and East River Park. Upon completion in 2015, the East River Esplanade is slated to feature three rebuilt piers (14, 15, and 35) new glass pavilions underneath

2635-552: The Battery Park Underpass , and runs north along the East River to the 125th Street  / Robert F. Kennedy Bridge interchange, where it becomes Harlem River Drive . All of FDR Drive is designated New York State Route 907L ( NY 907L ), an unsigned reference route . FDR Drive features a mix of below-grade, at-grade, and elevated sections, as well as three partially covered tunnels. The parkway

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2720-584: The Brooklyn Bridge , released on February 7, 2013, would elevate the walkway above the FDR Drive, with ramps rising to a gradual pedestrian bridge located where the 15th Street bottleneck is now. Then-Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer pledged $ 3.5 million toward the whole plan. Officially called the "East River Waterfront Esplanade", the greenway goes into East River Park (at 40°43′03″N 73°58′27″W  /  40.71750°N 73.97417°W  / 40.71750; -73.97417 ), which

2805-498: The Brooklyn Bridge , this would eliminate congestion at its approach by relocating traffic onto the parkway. The ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1968, followed by the ramp onto the FDR Drive in 1969. In Kips Bay, FDR Drive is located on a viaduct between 30th and 37th Streets. The southbound and northbound roadways rise onto a viaduct separately between 28th and 30th Streets; the southbound roadway ascends onto

2890-804: The Brooklyn Heights Promenade , provided viewing locations to see the New York City Waterfalls . The East Harlem section runs from the Triborough Bridge ramp at 124th Street to the Gracie Mansion site at 90th Street. It contains four footbridges across the FDR Drive as well as a footbridge, the Wards Island Bridge , to Randalls and Wards Islands at 103rd Street. A connection to the Harlem River Greenway at 132nd Street

2975-476: The East River . Developed by Richard Ravitch , the first apartment buildings opened in 1973 and the complex and greenway section was completed the following year. In 2016, the New York City Department of Transportation announced plans to install bike lanes along the northbound service road of the FDR Drive from East 25th to East 34th streets to improve access for bikes traveling alongside The Water Club and Waterside Plaza. The bike lanes along this segment of

3060-525: The East River Esplanade ) is an approximately 9.44-mile-long (15.19 km) foreshoreway for walking or cycling on the east side of the island of Manhattan on the East River . It is part of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway . The largest portions are operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation . It is separated from motor traffic, and many sections also separate pedestrians from cyclists. The greenway

3145-502: The Mid-Manhattan Expressway . However, after plans for the expressway were abandoned, this exit was never used, largely because there was already an exit four blocks north, at 34th Street. The unused exit was then blocked with a semi-permanent concrete barricade. Beginning on August 15, 1985, the ramp with 42nd Street was closed for an extensive rebuild. When it reopened in April, it had an entirely new viaduct. This

3230-657: The New York City Department of Transportation , the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Economic Development Corporation, the Department of City Planning and other agencies and groups. $ 137 million was secured with the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation , and work began on a "pilot section" in 2009 between John Street and Wall Street. According to the Department of City Planning, the overall plan

3315-484: The PlaNYC 2030 initiative, which highlights projects and plans to transform the city by the year 2030. An important focus was put on the waterfront, including the East River waterfront. Bloomberg also stressed the importance of ferry transport, as an alternative to existing land transport options. The Pier 11/Wall Street ferry terminal has long operated East River waterfront, with regular trips to New Jersey. In June 2011,

3400-661: The QM7 , QM8 , QM8 Super Express , QM11 and QM25 use FDR Drive between the Brooklyn Bridge exit and 34th Street The BM1 , BM2 , BM3 and BM4 buses use the FDR between Brooklyn Bridge and 23rd Street during the off-peak hours, but during the peak hour , "Midtown Express" buses skip Downtown, running directly up the FDR to 23rd. The entire route is in the New York City borough of Manhattan .  East River Greenway The East River Greenway (also called

3485-571: The South Street Viaduct , continues until Gouverneur Slip, near the Manhattan Bridge interchange (exit 3), where there are a southbound exit and northbound entrance. From here, the road is at-grade, with a southbound exit/entrance at Grand Street , exit 4. FDR Drive continues north through Lower East Side and Alphabet City , and dips under Houston Street at exit 5, in a three-way interchange. It continues north as an at-grade road. Between 14th and 15th Streets , FDR Drive passes

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3570-630: The United Nations Headquarters campus. In exchange, the United Nations Development Corporation would pay $ 73 million to fund the development of the gap in the Greenway between 38th and 60th streets. Designs for this stretch of the greenway were revealed in November 2013. The new design, which incorporates an amphitheater and a floating pier, was proposed to open in three phases. The first

3655-424: The Upper East Side . Another southbound-only entrance exists at 79th Street ; there is no exit from either direction, nor is there any exit number reserved for this interchange. From 81st to 90th Streets runs a final, enclosed double-decker structure. The southbound roadway is again raised over the northbound roadway in a short segment of the tunnel between 81st and 86th Streets. The promenade of Carl Schurz Park

3740-475: The "voluntary faculty" home to Roy Schafer , Richard Isay , Michael Perelman , Gail Saltz , and Daniel Stern , and the recent home of such senior scholars as David A. Hamburg and Beatrix Hamburg . The poet Robert Lowell wrote of his hospitalization at Payne Whitney, Marilyn Monroe was hospitalized there in early 1961, and Mary McCarthy based her book, The Group , on her inpatient experience. The poet James Schuyler wrote about his experiences there in

3825-700: The 1970s, the Water Street Access Plan was drafted to extend the confines of the traditional Financial District eastward and create a new business corridor along Water Street , south of Fulton Street . Noting the success of the World Financial Center , the East Side Landing plan was created in the 1980s to add commercial and office buildings along the waterfront, again south of Fulton Street, similar to Battery Park City . This plan never materialized. In 1982, there

3910-579: The British, the ships' crews loaded rubble onto the ships for ballast , then sailed back to New York, where construction crews made use of it. On June 29, 1942, a plaque commemorating the use of rubble was dedicated by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia , and is currently installed at the Waterside Plaza complex. The final part of the original boulevard, between 34th and 49th Streets, opened in May 1942. Construction of this segment required modifications to

3995-587: The Bronx due to plans for the redevelopment of the Manhattan waterfront. The pedestrian and bike path was first established in the late 1990s between Montgomery Street in the Lower East Side and Broad Street in the Financial District. Benches were also added along the partially restored waterfront. The pedestrian path/bikeway has been well received by community members. Drawbacks exist however: During Michael Bloomberg 's tenure as mayor, he spearheaded

4080-423: The Captain Patrick J. Brown Walk on the south end. The park is located on the former brownfield site of a cement plant and a parking lot. A Riverwalk mixed-use development that would have included residential units, offices, a hotel and a marina was proposed in the 1980s but abandoned in 1992. A plan released in 1997 gave way to the current park. Surplus cement dumped from trucks into the East River has created

4165-533: The East River Drive, especially in Midtown, opposed the boulevard unless noise mitigation measures were added. The section from 125th Street and the Triborough Bridge ramp south to 92nd Street was completed in 1936. The sections from 92nd Street down to Battery Park (with the exception of a section from 42nd to 49th Streets, located underneath the headquarters of the United Nations ) were built as

4250-446: The East River was first proposed by Manhattan Borough President Julius Miller in 1929. The 3.5-mile (5.6 km) parkway would extend from South Street to 54th Street. The first sections of the East River Drive were constructed in the 1930s and were designed by Robert Moses . Moses faced the difficulties of building a parkway/boulevard combination along the East River while minimizing disruptions to residents. Many property owners along

4335-682: The Esplanade from the neighboring areas would be undertaken with the redevelopment of "slips" - wedge-shaped road shapes which previously allowed ships to berth. Some of these slips have been used as parking facilities, while others are the southern termini for critical north–south thoroughfares. Reconstructions of the existing slips in the Financial District, the Lower East Side and Chinatown will feature bikeways and landscaped medians. Five of these slip projects are at varying stages of construction. From east to west, they are Montgomery Slip, Rutgers Slip, Pike Slip, Peck Slip, and Burling Slip. The project

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4420-466: The UN had reneged on a previous promise to fund the extension of the greenway. South of the United Nations, the greenway enters East River Esplanade Park via a pedestrian underpass at 37th Street. Also known as Glick Park, East River Esplanade Park runs from 38th to 36th streets and was completed in 1992 by The Glick Organization in connection with City Planning Commission requirements to construct The Horizon,

4505-510: The United Nations was constructed on a platform above at-grade FDR Drive from 42nd to 48th Streets. The southbound roadway is inside a later structure resembling a tunnel while the northbound roadway is located just outside of the tunnel. This section is often referred to as the United Nations Tunnel , even though only the westernmost lane of the northbound roadway is under the structure. At 48th Street, FDR Drive emerges from

4590-472: The United Nations tunnel. A northbound ramp from First Avenue merges onto the northbound roadway. The southbound roadway contains two exits: exit 10 at 49th Street, and exit 11 at 53rd Street. At 54th Street, the road enters the Sutton Place Tunnel , which passes under apartment buildings on the east side of Sutton Place and York Avenue until 60th Street. In this tunnel, the southbound roadway

4675-524: The approximately three-quarters-mile (1.2 km) portion of the greenway, accessed by pedestrian crosswalks at 35th and 34th streets, contains the East 34th Street Ferry Landing , the East 34th Street Heliport and The Water Club . The greenway portion and the apartment buildings that make up Waterside Plaza (as well as the neighboring United Nations International School ) were constructed on top of platforms supported by over 2,000 concrete piles sunk into

4760-552: The at-grade parkway north of Grand Street to the Battery Park Underpass and Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel at the southern tip of Manhattan, was completed in May 1954. This replaced the existing at-grade segment. In 1960, a project to the segment from Jackson Street and East 14th Street was upgraded to a controlled access highway. By 1966, the same had occurred to the segment between East 14th Street and East 42nd Street. This segment also took advantage of newly constructed elevated viaducts. In 1965, plans were announced for direct ramps to

4845-416: The berm—the first of three of the barrier's components—will also provide a pedestrian pathway and bikeway on top of berm, boating and fishing docks, a slope down to current sports fields, upgraded ADA -accessible ramps for bridges across the FDR Drive, and construction materials such as "slurry walls, concrete blocks, a compacted embankment, a clay cap, topsoil and salt-tolerant landscaping." The total cost of

4930-547: The country. Current psychiatrists and psychologists include Jack Barchas , Robert Michels , Otto F. Kernberg , James Kocsis , George Makari , Michael Posner , William Breitbart , and Theodore Shapiro . Noted staff have included Arnold Cooper , Frederic Flach , Benjamin Spock , Gerald Klerman , Robert Millman , Louis Jolyon West , David Silbersweig , Harry Tiebout , Mary Jane Sherfey , Helen Singer Kaplan , Allen Frances , and Paul McHugh . Payne Whitney has also been

5015-659: The elevated FDR Drive , new bike lanes , recreational facilities, and waterfront seating. The East River waterfront in Lower Manhattan was known for heavy maritime activity, with over 40 piers in operation by the later 1950s. The busy waterfront provided easy access to New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean in the south, the Hudson River on the west, with a connection to the Erie Canal . However,

5100-705: The elevated expressway from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel with an urban boulevard if funding is obtained. As stated by Levine, it "is the least heavily used part of the FDR and it has created a noisy uglier barrier between the people of lower Manhattan and their waterfront". The structure has also deteriorated significantly, requiring more maintenance than is deemed acceptable. The SIM3 , SIM6 , SIM10 , SIM11 , SIM31 , X37 and X38 express buses use FDR Drive between its start in Lower Manhattan and 23rd Street . In addition,

5185-552: The elevators and underground carriers that transported coal and ash between barges docked in the East River and the Waterside Generating Station and Kips Bay Steam Plant . Future reconstruction designs from 1948 to 1966 converted FDR Drive into the full parkway that is in use today. Upon the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt , the East River Drive was dedicated to him in June 1945. The drive

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5270-476: The eleven-poem series "The Payne Whitney Poems" which appeared in the New York Review of Books, August 17, 1978, issue. In Woody Allen 's 1979 film, Manhattan, a character named Caroline Payne Whitney Smith is featured in a comedy sketch, where she and her husband are considered "normal folks," except for the fact that she is a catatonic. Lou Reed sings " Creedmoor treated me very good but Payne Whitney

5355-446: The greenway between 114th and 117th Streets in 2019; at the time, the section between 107th and 114th Streets was closed off. The work was expected to take one year, but little progress was made during this period. The city allocated $ 284 million for repairs to the greenway, including the East Harlem section, in early 2021. Plans for the redesigned segments of the greenway from 94th to 107th Streets and 117th to 124th Streets as well as

5440-478: The greenway were installed in 2019. The greenway enters Stuyvesant Cove Park (at 40°43′59.5″N 73°58′26.5″W  /  40.733194°N 73.974028°W  / 40.733194; -73.974028 ), a 1.9-acre (7,700 m ) public park that runs from 23rd Street to 18th Street, east of Avenue C . It is located to the south of Waterside Plaza and to the north of the East River Park, connecting to

5525-412: The intersection of 42nd Street and First Avenue , where it becomes the westbound lanes of 42nd Street. FDR Drive dips onto street level and merges with the northbound service road. The southbound service road continues parallel to FDR Drive, and the southbound exit 8 splits from the parkway near 41st Street. The southbound service road then becomes the eastbound lanes of 42nd Street. The headquarters of

5610-462: The northbound service road for FDR Drive, while the southbound lanes split from the main highway at 25th Street. FDR Drive continues north as an at-grade road, with the Waterside Plaza complex located along the East River to the east of the parkway. The southbound lanes ascend to a viaduct at 28th Street , and the northbound lanes ascend at 30th Street . There are a southbound entrance and northbound exit at ground level at 28th-30th Streets, where

5695-506: The rise of truck traffic and the transfer of port activity to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal drastically reduced maritime traffic on the river after the middle 20th century. With many piers now defunct, ambitious plans have been made to reclaim and reuse the pier space. The north–south arterial highway, the FDR Drive, was moved to an elevated location to allow convenient access to the piers. In

5780-466: The section of the greenway between 62nd and 63rd Streets, which started in 2015. South of 53rd Street, to 41st Street, the greenway enters its only undeveloped section, save for a small section accessed by a footbridge at 51st Street. Previously, the greenway was undeveloped between 60th Street and 38th Street. In October 2011, the city and state reached an agreement to use the western portion of Robert Moses Playground at 41st Street for an expansion of

5865-540: The southbound service road begins again. The northbound exit, labeled exit 8, serves 34th Street in Murray Hill , which is located four blocks north; the FDR Drive service road curves underneath the main highway until 36th Street. Another southbound entrance is located at 34th Street itself, and rises to the viaduct level. At 38th Street, the northbound-only exit 9 for 42nd Street , serving Turtle Bay , splits from FDR Drive. Exit 9 continues as an elevated ramp until

5950-588: The two primary Cornell psychiatric campuses—in Manhattan and in White Plains, New York —have been named after Payne Whitney. The clinic also has an outpatient and Continuing Day Treatment Program in an off-campus building at East 61st Street and York Avenue in the Upper East Side. Payne Whitney Clinic and NYP / Weill Cornell have been home to some of the most notable psychiatrists in

6035-432: The viaduct at 28th Street, followed by the northbound roadway at 30th Street, and the two roadways merge into a single structure at 32nd Street. At this point, there is a two-lane shoulder on the left side of the northbound roadway, with one of the lanes cordoned off by a short concrete barrier. There is a provision for a southbound exit and northbound entrance at 30th Street, which was built in 1967 and would have connected to

6120-462: The waters of Hell Gate and Wards Island in the East River. The Greenway is also the park's waterfront promenade , a deck built over the FDR Drive. The park is bordered on the west by East End Avenue and on the south by Gracie Square, the extension of East 84th Street to the river. The greenway descends to a grade-level promenade via a 452-foot-long (138 m), 9-foot-wide (2.7 m) ramp at 81st Street. The ramp opened in late 2017, replacing

6205-624: Was a plan to expand the Seaport Museum of New York and attract tourist activity. Parts of the district were devoted to retail, including the main building of the Fulton Fish Market . A modern shopping mall was then built on Pier 17 and was opened on September 11, 1985. Furthermore, the Fulton Fish Market formerly located around South Street and Fulton Street, was pressured to relocate in 2005 to Hunts Point in

6290-503: Was built over the highway in 1939, near Gracie Mansion , the New York City mayor's residence. There is a southbound entrance to FDR Drive at the intersection of 92nd Street and York Avenue. York Avenue then parallels FDR Drive until 96th Street , where York Avenue ends. FDR Drive ascends onto a short elevated viaduct over the 96th Street interchange (exit 14) then descends to street level again. The remaining portion of FDR Drive

6375-455: Was completed in 2015. There are plans for a new storm barrier along the southern third of the greenway, between West 57th and East 42nd Streets. The final proposal, which is geographically U-shaped, will include many features. Under the elevated FDR Drive structure above South Street will be storm barriers hanging from the viaduct's ceiling, which will drop down in case of a storm. A "Battery Berm" will be located at Battery Park , and

6460-446: Was decided to remove the old pilings and install new supports as it would cost more to retrofit the old pilings, which did not have the capacity to support the weight of the landscaping elements in the design for the new esplanade. New piles were driven to depths down to 130 feet (40 m) and were socketed into bedrock to support a 40-foot-wide (12 m) deck made of sections of precast concrete that has bike and pedestrian paths with

6545-512: Was discovered. While initially no replacement was planned, congestion quickly increased, prompting construction of a replacement ramp at 49th Street. This opened in October 1998. Exit 6, an at-grade interchange which connected to at 15th Street, passed through a ConEdison substation, which handles most of the electricity for Lower Manhattan . It was permanently closed after the September 11 attacks when city and ConEdison officials concluded it

6630-466: Was dismantled by early 2016. In 2002, a project to improve safety from East 63rd Street north the Triborough Bridge was completed. Also as part of this project, Exit 16 was entirely reconstructed. In 2004, a reconstruction of the Gracie Mansion tunnel's roof was completed. In December 2002, work began to reconstruct the segment of roadway between East 54th Street and East 63rd Street. It

6715-420: Was even better" in his 1974 song "Kill Your Sons." 40°45′50″N 73°57′13″W  /  40.76389°N 73.95361°W  / 40.76389; -73.95361 FDR Drive Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive , commonly known as the FDR Drive , is a controlled-access parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan . It starts near South and Broad Streets, just north of

6800-409: Was part of a larger project to replace the viaduct between 42nd Street and 50th Street. This viaduct, which had deteriorated significantly in its later years, was known to be at significant risk of collapse. In the late 1990s, a project to reconstruct the segment from 14th Street to 34th Street was completed. In 1987, the ramps with 48th Street were permanently closed after significant deterioration

6885-604: Was released in April 1940, followed by an East River Drive overpass over 96th Street in June. Due to a bulkhead restriction, a section from 51st to 60th Streets was already being built with two decks. The section of the East River Drive from 23rd to 34th Streets was completed in October 1941. Known as the Bristol Basin, this section was built on wartime rubble dumped by cargo ships returning from Bristol , England , during World War II . The German Luftwaffe bombed Bristol heavily. After delivering war supplies to

6970-648: Was substantially completed in August 2007, and involved the construction of a temporary roadway in some areas. In November 2015, a resurfacing between 125th Street and the Brooklyn Bridge was completed. In 2016, concurrent with expansion of the Rockefeller University, part of the freeway was capped in order to allow for such. In 2019, the viaduct in Lower Manhattan was rehabilitated and repainted purple. In September 2023, plans were announced by Manhattan borough president Mark Levine to replace

7055-431: Was temporarily renamed as "New Wave Pier" and turf areas and picnic tables were added to provide supplemental recreation space during construction of the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency project. In April 2017, the city committed $ 100 million in funding toward building the other two parts of the greenway. The greenway section between 53rd and 60th streets began construction in November 2019. This section includes

7140-426: Was to open in 2015 and the last by 2024. The three parts are between 38th, 41st, 53rd, and 60th Streets, with three gathering nodes along the way. The greenway section between 38th and 41st Streets, referred to as Waterside Pier, was completed in October 2016 and replaced a structure last used by Con Edison for vehicle storage and fuel deliveries at its former Waterside power plant . In October 2021, Waterside Pier

7225-754: Was too risky to allow such easy access to such a critical piece of infrastructure. The exit was demolished in 2014 after the New York State Department of Transportation received notification from the New York City Police Department that the exit would not be re-opened since the ConEdison facility was deemed a potential terrorist target. East 15th Street, as well as a corresponding entrance ramp from 14th Street , were also closed east of Avenue C , except to ConEdison and law enforcement vehicles. All signage of exit 6

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