Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Drive
Metropolitan Avenue and 71st Drive meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/71 Rd, is 290 feet away for the Q54, QM12 and QM42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 27 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/71 Rd, 290 feet away, for the Q54, QM12 and QM42.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/71 Rd Q54, QM12, QM42290 feetQ54 QM12 QM42
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- QM12 …
- QM42 …
Cycling
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers750 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the dawn redwood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2024 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Metropolitan Avenue (north side).
East side of 71st Drive
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 71st Drive
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406956, 460696, 461500 and 463640.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park780 feet
- Joseph Devoy Playground1,230 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch610 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and eight 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Avenue 170 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Road 260 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Nansen Street 370 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Road 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Avenue 520 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Manse Street 630 feet
- 71st Avenue & Olcott Street 630 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue.