Metropolitan Avenue & 78th Street
Metropolitan Avenue and 78th Street meet at a three-way junction in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/78 St, is 40 feet away for the Q54, and four 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/78 St, 40 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/78 St Q5440 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 36 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
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
- 117 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 1915 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Redmond' American linden and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 39 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
- 8 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2023 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 78th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 78th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 5AM-8AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 466317, 466584 and 467885.
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 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bloom and Blossom TLG Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,070 feet
- Positive Beginnings - Flushing School1,200 feet
- Positive Beginnings - Middle Village School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Middle Village Veterans Triangle1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills House of worship230 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 319 Fire station330 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch350 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket180 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy880 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store120 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & 67th Road 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 79th Street 320 feet
- 78th Street & 66th Drive 330 feet
- 78th Street & 67th Drive 520 feet
- 78th Street & 66th Road 590 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 75th Street 620 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 79th Place 680 feet
- 78th Street & 68th Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street or Metropolitan Avenue.