Metropolitan Avenue & Berry Street

Metropolitan Avenue and Berry Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Consolation Church is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 110 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bedford Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
600 feet
Wythe Av/Metropolitan Av · B32
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 4 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & Berry Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/Metropolitan Av, 600 feet away, for the B32.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wythe Av/Metropolitan Av B32
    600 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Berry Street.

  • 113 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 13 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Metropolitan Ave & Bedford Ave 54 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 134 North 4th Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,070 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
33 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 58 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 25 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Berry Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Berry Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 playground
  • 1 public space
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School
    660 feet
  2. Chabad of North Brooklyn Pre-K
    1,150 feet
  3. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet
Show all 5
  1. Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    1,290 feet
  2. KidCo Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. William Sheridan Playground
    750 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    1,030 feet
  3. Grand Street Community Garden
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship
    230 feet
  2. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Metropolitan Recreation Center
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    580 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    650 feet
  3. Capital One Bank branch
    790 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    820 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    860 feet
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,240 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    710 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 110 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Berry Street or Metropolitan Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.