Metropolitan Avenue & 74th Street
Metropolitan Avenue and 74th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/74 St, is 120 feet away for the Q54, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/74 St, 120 feet away, for the Q54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/74 St Q54120 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 120 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Metropolitan Avenue (south side).
East side of 74th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 74th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- Metered parking 7 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463759, 464036, 466769 and 466770.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Positive Beginnings - Flushing School420 feet
- Positive Beginnings - Middle Village School460 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Middle Village Veterans Triangle910 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Middle Village Library740 feet
Houses of worship
- Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills House of worship580 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 319 Fire station1,120 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch520 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket730 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and 14 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:
- 74th Street & 66th Drive 160 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 75th Street 160 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 73rd Place 300 feet
- 75th Street & 67th Road 420 feet
- 75th Street & 66th Drive 420 feet
- 73rd Place & 67th Road 550 feet
- 66th Drive & Gray Street 680 feet
- 73rd Place & 66th Drive 690 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Metropolitan Avenue.