Metropolitan Avenue & McGraw Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue and McGraw Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Parkchester, Bronx. The corner is also named Monsignor John J. Voight Green by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Hugh J. Grant Circle is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, Parkchester, is about two minutes on foot, for the 6. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Parkchester
500 feet · 2 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
270 feet
Metropolitan Av/Benedict Av · Bx4A, BxM6
Within a walk
17 places
6 religious buildings, 3 parks and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & McGraw Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Parkchester, 500 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Parkchester 6
    500 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. St Lawrence Av 6
    0.4 miles
    6

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Day in Parkchester” (2011) by William Low at the Parkchester station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Benedict Av, 270 feet away, for the Bx4A and BxM6.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Metropolitan Av/Benedict Av Bx4A, BxM6
    270 feet
    Bx4A BxM6

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx4A …
  2. BxM6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at East 177th Street & Cross Bronx Expressway, 1,190 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 1879 Westchester Avenue Gas station
    1,170 feet
  2. 2181 Starling Avenue Charging for electric cars, nine Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10462
Community board
Bronx Community Board 9
City Council district
18
Police precinct
43
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Parkchester
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

This corner is also named Monsignor John J. Voight Green, a co-naming enacted on April 7, 1983 (Local Law 10 of 1983).

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1941.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Monsignor John J. Voight Green.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of McGraw Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of McGraw Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

West side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 220063 and 223453.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. American Beauty School Trade or language school
    380 feet
  2. Bronx Charter School for Excellence Middle School
    880 feet
  3. Bronx Charter School for Excellence School
    950 feet
Show all 4
  1. Cheer-And-Grow Learning Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Virginia Playground
    270 feet
  2. Hugh J. Grant Circle
    410 feet
  3. Virginia Park
    540 feet
Show all 4
  1. Wood Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Parkchester Library
    1,090 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Parkchester Baptist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1380 Metropolitan Avenue Older adult center
    380 feet
  2. Parkchester Post Office
    810 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    740 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    880 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    260 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and 11 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along McGraw Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Records, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.