Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street at Eliot Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue, 60th Street and Eliot Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 071 Forest is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, is 230 feet away for the Q14, Q39 and Q54, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, 230 feet away, for the Q14, Q39 and Q54.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Forest Av Q14, Q39, Q54230 feetQ14 Q39 Q54
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- Q39 …
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Eliot Ave & 60 Ln 22 docks in all690 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station180 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and September 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 60th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 60th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Eliot Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- P.S. 071 Forest School650 feet
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School1,040 feet
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy School1,200 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church House of worship1,020 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station600 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket340 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and ten 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 160 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Place 290 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 60th Place 330 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Forest Avenue 350 feet
- Forest Avenue & Harman Street 450 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 60th Street 470 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Lane 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 60th Street, Eliot Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.