Metropolitan Avenue & Catherine Street
Metropolitan Avenue and Catherine Street meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Olive Street Garden is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them gardens, and 14 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Grand St L0.3 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Graham Av L0.4 milesL
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gratitudes off Grand” (2023) by Glendalys Medina at the Grand St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Morgan Av, 990 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Morgan Av Q54, Q59990 feetQ54 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 3 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sharon St & Olive St 24 docks in all690 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1039 Grand Street Gas station1,280 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 14 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Catherine Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Catherine Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-11:30AM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 gardens
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Carrig Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 51,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dog Run in Cooper Park Dog run450 feet
- Cooper Park710 feet
- Orient Grove Garden810 feet
Show all 7
- Olive Street Garden880 feet
- Carnegie Playground1,130 feet
- Powers Street Garden1,190 feet
- Red Shed Community Garden1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Devoe Street & Catherine Street 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Olive Street 410 feet
- Powers Street & Catherine Street 500 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Morgan Avenue 560 feet
- Grand Street & Catherine Street 640 feet
- Devoe Street & Olive Street 670 feet
- Sharon Street & Olive Street 670 feet
- Morgan Avenue & Sharon Street 840 feet
See every intersection along Catherine Street or Metropolitan Avenue.