Eleanor Roosevelt
Borough: Manhattan
Neighborhood: Midtown East / UN vicinity
Closest cross streets / landmark: Civic corridor near the United Nations complex
Nearest subway (approx.): 4/5/6 at 42nd Street–Grand Central
The Eleanor Roosevelt monument occupies a site shaped by international diplomacy and Midtown civic identity.
The placement near the United Nations complex underscores Roosevelt’s global role while maintaining a distinctly New York context.
Visitors should orient themselves using surrounding modernist buildings rather than older park grids. The monument integrates into a more contemporary plaza environment.
The restored archive entry emphasizes physical description first: figure stance, surrounding paving, and sightlines toward nearby streets.
This page carries one of the archive’s strongest editorial citations and is being rebuilt as a durable reference point within the Midtown statue cluster.
Related entries
- Chester A. Arthur
- Audrey Munson
- William H. Seward
- Alexander L. Holley
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Statues in the News
This page preserves the historic NewYorkCityStatues.com URL while the archive is fully restored. Placement details and inscription text are being re-verified before final publication.