Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and 71st Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/Metropolitan Av, is 70 feet away for the Q23, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 28 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1931, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 Av/Metropolitan Av, 70 feet away, for the Q23.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/Metropolitan Av Q2370 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 21 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station540 feet
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers230 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2013
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2015
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
- Turn calming, September 2023
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
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Princeton' American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 71st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 71st Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- Metered parking 8 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463797 and 463798.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park1,030 feet
- Joseph Devoy Playground1,050 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Forest Park Library900 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch80 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and nine 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Avenue & Olcott Street 100 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Road 270 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Drive 280 feet
- 71st Avenue & Nansen Street 370 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Drive 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Road 530 feet
- 71st Avenue & Manse Street 620 feet
- 71st Avenue & Sybilla Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 71st Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.