Metropolitan Avenue & 75th Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and 75th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, is 520 feet away for the Q54, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 12 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, 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/72 Dr, 520 feet away, for the Q54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q54520 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 360 feet by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer 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
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
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 school410 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park560 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and one food store.
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 & 75th Road 250 feet
- Union Turnpike & 75th Road 280 feet
- Union Turnpike & Metropolitan Avenue 280 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 74th Avenue 360 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Ascan Avenue 540 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & J Robinson Parkway at Jackie Robinson Parkway 540 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Drive 620 feet
- 75th Avenue & Kessel Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 75th Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.