Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue and 72nd Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/71 Rd, is 460 feet away for the Q54, QM12 and QM42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 26 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
8 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Jackie Robinson Parkway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
460 feet
Metropolitan Av/71 Rd · Q54, QM12, QM42
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 religious building and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/71 Rd, 460 feet away, for the Q54, QM12 and QM42.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/71 Rd Q54, QM12, QM42
    460 feet
    Q54 QM12 QM42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. QM12 …
  3. QM42 …

Live arrivals

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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    1,230 feet
  2. 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    920 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 11 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.

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 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 72nd Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 72nd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 7 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 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

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: 401326, 401327 and 406852.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Forest Park
    910 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    770 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and seven 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 72nd 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.