Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street
Metropolitan Avenue and 55th Street meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Amory Ct, is 360 feet away for the Q54, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Amory Ct, 360 feet away, for the Q54.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Amory Ct Q54360 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amory Ct & Metropolitan Ave 21 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station880 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1931.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 55th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School150 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station410 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket740 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 220 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 300 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 440 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Amory Court 480 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Forest Avenue 540 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 56th Street 550 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court 620 feet
See every intersection along 55th Street or Metropolitan Avenue.