Metropolitan Avenue & Grandview Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Grandview Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Grover Cleveland Playground is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grandview Av/Metropolitan Av, is 120 feet away for the B38, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 12 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grandview Av/Metropolitan Av, 120 feet away, for the B38.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grandview Av/Metropolitan Av B38 · Shelter120 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 St & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all540 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 station1,040 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 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Grandview Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Grandview Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
North side of Nurge Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Nurge Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Grover Cleveland High School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground780 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch580 feet
- Citibank Bank branch690 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, 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:
- Nurge Avenue & 53rd Street 110 feet
- 54th Street & Nurge Avenue 370 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Starr Street 450 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 53rd Street 590 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 630 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Rene Court 660 feet
- 54th Street & Arnold Avenue 670 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 54th Place 680 feet
See every intersection along Grandview Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue or Nurge Avenue.