Metropolitan Avenue & 79th Street

Metropolitan Avenue and 79th Street meet at a three-way junction in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Middle Village Veterans Triangle is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/79 St, is 110 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Jackie Robinson Parkway
1 mile by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Metropolitan Av/79 St · Q54
Within a walk
8 places
3 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & 79th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/79 St, 110 feet away, for the Q54.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/79 St Q54
    110 feet
    Q54

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …

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 Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.

  1. 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1 mile
  3. 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1 mile

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.

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
106 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 5 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 79th Street

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 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 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY TUESDAY FRIDAY 5AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 405772 and 466317.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Bloom and Blossom TLG Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    760 feet
  2. P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Middle Village Veterans Triangle
    1,210 feet
  2. Middle Village Playground
    1,250 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills House of worship
    540 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 319 Fire station
    650 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    680 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    500 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    560 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    270 feet

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and 13 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 79th Street 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.