Metropolitan Avenue & Flushing Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Flushing Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av, is 40 feet away for the B57, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten places to eat. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av, 40 feet away, for the B57.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av B5740 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all50 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.
- 50-02 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station300 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 130 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 53 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 15 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 19 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Citibank Bank branch120 feet
- Chase Bank branch200 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Troutman Street 160 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Troutman Street 180 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Starr Street 290 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 53rd Street 530 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Grandview Avenue 740 feet
- 54th Street & Flushing Avenue 800 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Troutman Street 820 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 53rd Street 850 feet
See every intersection along Flushing Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.