Metropolitan Avenue & Gardner Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Gardner Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 22 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 206 firehouse is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Gardner Av, is 150 feet away for the Q54, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. Within 820 feet are six homes. Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Gardner Av, 150 feet away, for the Q54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Gardner Av Q54 · Shelter150 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all500 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,280 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 22 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 15 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2020 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Gardner Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Gardner Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Engine 206 Fire station950 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Gardner Avenue & Meadow Street 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Scott Avenue 500 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Stewart Avenue 510 feet
- Gardner Avenue & Stagg Street 520 feet
- Grand Street & Gardner Avenue 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue 640 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Meadow Street 720 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 730 feet
See every intersection along Gardner Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.