Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street
Metropolitan Avenue and 56th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 291/Ladder 140 firehouse is 110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, is 180 feet away for the Q54, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, 180 feet away, for the Q54.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Forest Av Q54180 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amory Ct & Metropolitan Ave 21 docks in all800 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 station580 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 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
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
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1942.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 13 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and June 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 56th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 56th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Himrod Street
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Himrod Street
- Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO FIRE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School450 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,010 feet
- P.S. 071 Forest School1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station110 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket440 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven 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 & Forest Avenue 240 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 56th Street 240 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 300 feet
- Forest Avenue & Harman Street 330 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 430 feet
- Himrod Street & Tonsor Street 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street, Himrod Street or Metropolitan Avenue.