Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Andrews Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Grover Cleveland Playground is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Amory Ct, 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 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Amory Ct, 110 feet away, for the Q54.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Amory Ct 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 all250 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,130 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2025
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)
- Ridgewood
- Elevation
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Andrews Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Andrews Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
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 School320 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground810 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station660 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket990 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 30 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Amory Court 230 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 250 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 310 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court 370 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 550 feet
- 56th Street & Andrews Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along Andrews Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.