Metropolitan Avenue & 69th Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue and 69th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. North Forest Park Library is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/69 Av, is 20 feet away for the Q54, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 15 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Jackie Robinson Parkway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
20 feet
Metropolitan Av/69 Av · Q54
Within a walk
2 places
1 cemetery and 1 library, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & 69th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/69 Av, 20 feet away, for the Q54.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/69 Av Q54
    20 feet
    Q54

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    940 feet
  2. 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,230 feet
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11375
Community board
Queens Community Board 6
City Council district
29
Police precinct
112
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Forest Hills
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 69th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 69th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463222 and 467166.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 library

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Remsen Family Cemetery
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. North Forest Park Library
    610 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    850 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    140 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.