Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Drive
Metropolitan Avenue and 72nd Drive meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av, is 40 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 22 places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, 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/Ascan Av, 40 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av Q5440 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 980 feet by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2024, 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).
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 466753.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school350 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park700 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Ascan Avenue 80 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 74th Avenue 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Road 270 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Manse Street 370 feet
- Union Turnpike & 72nd Drive 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Avenue 620 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 75th Avenue 620 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Loubet Street 630 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Drive or Metropolitan Avenue.