Metropolitan Avenue & Brevoort Street

Metropolitan Avenue and Brevoort Street meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Metro Triangle is 1,050 feet away. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1964, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
5 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Metropolitan Av/Lefferts Blvd · Q54
Within a walk
10 places
3 religious buildings, 3 schools and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & Brevoort Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Lefferts Blvd, 500 feet away, for the Q54.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lefferts Blvd Q54 · Shelter
    500 feet
    Q54
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11415
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
80 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1964.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Skyline' thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and July 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Brevoort Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Brevoort Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9:30AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 421938 and 422942.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Tiferes Torah Institute School
    570 feet
  2. Bais Yaakov Academy for Girls School
    930 feet
  3. Yeshiva R'Tzahd School
    950 feet
Show all 5
  1. Sholom, Sholom Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,020 feet
  2. Sholom Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Metro Triangle
    1,050 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Kew Gardens Post Office
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Brevoort 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.