Metropolitan Avenue & Forest Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Forest Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, is 60 feet away for the Q54, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, 60 feet away, for the Q54.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Forest Av Q5460 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Bleecker St & Forest Ave 19 docks in all880 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station340 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 7 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2017
- Turn calming, April 2021
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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1950.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Forest Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Forest Avenue
- Metered parking 9 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of Forest Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
West side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School690 feet
- P.S. 071 Forest School790 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket200 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Forest Avenue & Harman Street 100 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 190 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 240 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street at Eliot Avenue 350 feet
- Forest Avenue & Greene Avenue 410 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 56th Street 480 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 60th Street 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Forest Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.