Metropolitan Avenue & 132nd Street
Metropolitan Avenue and 132nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 17 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1954, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 940 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E940 feetE
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- E …
Manhattan
1 line- E …
Also within a walk
- 121 St J, Z0.5 milesJ Z
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 132 St/Jamaica Av, 380 feet away, for the Q54.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 132 St/Jamaica Av Q54380 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station370 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11418
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1954.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 132nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
West side of 132nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center520 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket500 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 131st Street 270 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 131st Street 390 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 132nd Street 400 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 550 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 133rd Street 590 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 730 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 131st Street 810 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 129th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 132nd Street or Metropolitan Avenue.