Metropolitan Avenue & Amory Court
Metropolitan Avenue and Amory Court meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 110 feet away for the Q54, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 110 feet away, for the Q54.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54110 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amory Ct & Metropolitan Ave 21 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 82 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Amory Court
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Amory Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School550 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground580 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station890 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,210 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court 140 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 230 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 300 feet
- 54th Street & Arnold Avenue 330 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 480 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 530 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Amory Court 540 feet
See every intersection along Amory Court or Metropolitan Avenue.