Driving NYC’s Iconic Corridors: FDR Drive, Central Park & 5th Avenue [4K POV]

Experience a crisp spring Monday morning commute across Manhattan on April 16, 2024. Bathed in bright morning sunlight under clear blue skies, this POV drive captures the full variety of New York City streets—from the waterfront tunnels of the FDR Drive and the lush green stone arches of Central Park's transverse roads to the bustling luxury flagship canyons of Fifth Avenue in Midtown. Route Summary: • Midtown East & Sutton Place: 1st Avenue → East 58th Street → York Avenue (under Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge) • East River Waterfront: East 63rd Street → FDR Drive Northbound → Exit 14 (East 96th Street) • Uptown & Central Park Westbound: East 96th Street → Madison Avenue → 97th Street Transverse → West 96th Street • Upper West Side & Return Across Park: Columbus Avenue → West 84th Street → Central Park West → 79th Street Transverse • Museum Mile & Midtown East: 5th Avenue Southbound → East 48th Street → Madison Avenue → East 50th Street → 2nd Avenue Verified Timestamps: 00:00 Route Map Overview (Manhattan Loop) 00:09 1st Avenue & East 48th Street (Northbound) 01:15 1st Avenue & East 50th Street 01:59 1st Avenue & East 55th Street 02:44 Turning Right onto East 58th Street (Under Queensboro Bridge Approach) 03:07 Turning Left onto York Avenue (Passing Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge) 03:43 York Avenue & East 61st Street 04:25 Turning Right onto East 63rd Street Ramp to FDR Drive North 04:50 Merging onto FDR Drive Northbound (Rockefeller University Tunnel) 05:24 Exiting Gracie Mansion / Carl Schurz Park Tunnel Structure 07:38 Passing Overhead Signage for Exit 14 (East 96th Street) 09:10 Taking Exit 14 Ramp off FDR Drive Northbound 10:42 Turning Left onto East 96th Street (Westbound) 11:00 Crossing 1st Avenue on East 96th Street 12:17 Crossing 2nd Avenue on East 96th Street 13:10 Crossing 3rd Avenue on East 96th Street 13:30 Crossing Lexington Avenue on East 96th Street 14:25 Crossing Park Avenue Viaduct on East 96th Street 16:07 Turning Right onto Madison Avenue (Northbound) 17:20 Turning Left onto East 97th Street (Westbound) 17:38 Crossing 5th Avenue into 97th Street Transverse (Central Park) 19:40 Exiting Central Park onto West 96th Street (Crossing Central Park West) 20:28 Turning Left onto Columbus Avenue (Southbound) 21:49 Columbus Avenue & West 93rd Street 22:35 Columbus Avenue & West 89th Street 23:00 Columbus Avenue & West 86th Street 23:57 Turning Left onto West 84th Street (Eastbound) 24:29 Turning Right onto Central Park West (Southbound) 25:21 Turning Left into 79th Street Transverse (Eastbound Across Central Park) 28:40 Exiting 79th Street Transverse at 5th Avenue & East 79th Street 29:53 Turning Right onto 5th Avenue (Southbound along Museum Mile) 31:38 5th Avenue & East 72nd Street 33:08 5th Avenue & East 60th Street (Grand Army Plaza & The Plaza Hotel) 34:32 5th Avenue & East 59th Street (Apple Fifth Avenue Cube) 35:47 5th Avenue & East 57th Street (Tiffany & Co., Bulgari & Trump Tower) 38:04 5th Avenue & East 51st Street (St. Patrick's Cathedral) 38:34 Turning Left onto East 48th Street (Eastbound) 39:40 Turning Left onto Madison Avenue (Northbound Detour) 40:35 Turning Right onto East 50th Street (Eastbound past Lotte New York Palace) 41:25 Crossing Park Avenue on East 50th Street (St. Bartholomew's Church) 41:55 Crossing Lexington Avenue on East 50th Street 43:15 Crossing 3rd Avenue on East 50th Street 44:30 Turning Right onto 2nd Avenue (Southbound) 45:23 2nd Avenue & East 48th Street #NYCDriving #ManhattanPOV #DashcamNYC #CentralPark #FifthAvenue #FDRDrive #UpperWestSide #UpperEastSide #4KPOVDrive