Metropolitan Avenue & Admiral Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Admiral Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. The corner is also named Christina Donovan-Flannery Avenue by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,008 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest subway, Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Middle Village-Metropolitan Av M0.4 milesM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Fresh Pond Rd, 570 feet away, for the Q38, Q54 and Q67.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Fresh Pond Rd Q38, Q54, Q67570 feetQ38 Q54 Q67
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
- Q54 …
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 Ln & Metropolitan Ave 24 docks in all1,070 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 62-52 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station130 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,008 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 758th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 473 more were issued.
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)
- Ridgewood
- Elevation
- 93 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Christina Donovan-Flannery Avenue, a co-naming enacted on June 3, 2003 (Local Law 34 of 2003).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Christina Donovan-Flannery Avenue.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Admiral Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Admiral Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch940 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,070 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 64th Street 160 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Street 410 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 62nd Street 470 feet
- 64th Street & 62nd Road 570 feet
- 65th Street & Admiral Avenue 670 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Place 730 feet
- 62nd Street & 62nd Road 730 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 810 feet
See every intersection along Admiral Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.