Metropolitan Avenue & Kew Gardens Road
Metropolitan Avenue and Kew Gardens Road meet at a three-way junction in Richmond Hill, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Cenacle Church is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about a minute on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 21 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 90 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica-Van Wyck E90 feetE
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
1 line- E …
Manhattan
1 line- E …
Also within a walk
- Sutphin Blvd F0.4 milesF
- Briarwood E, F0.4 milesE F
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Metropolitan Av, 80 feet away, for the J90 and T340.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Metropolitan Av J90, T34080 feetJ90 T340
Next buses at this stop
- J90 …
- T340 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 130-14 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,220 feet
- 150-07 Archer Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11418
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Richmond Hill
- Elevation
- 59 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1935.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 hospital
Schools and child care
- Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center at 132-10 Jamaica Avenue Pre-K center890 feet
- Tiegerman High School1,030 feet
- Al-Iman School1,110 feet
Health care
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital670 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Cenacle Church House of worship1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Trade Fair Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and nine 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Jamaica Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 90 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Kew Gardens Road 220 feet
- 136th Street & Kew Gardens Road 350 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 134th Street 450 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 136th Street 600 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Hillside Avenue 660 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 89th Avenue 660 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 138th Street 680 feet
See every intersection along Kew Gardens Road or Metropolitan Avenue.