Metropolitan Avenue & Morgan Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue and Morgan Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Carnegie Playground is 970 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 16 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Safety record
18 hurt
37 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Grand St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
440 feet
Grand St/Morgan Av · Q54, Q59
Within a walk
4 places
1 dog run, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & Morgan Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Grand St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Grand St L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Graham Av L
    0.5 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gratitudes off Grand” (2023) by Glendalys Medina at the Grand St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Morgan Av, 440 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Grand St/Morgan Av Q54, Q59
    440 feet
    Q54 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q54 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Devoe St & Morgan Ave 19 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Meeker Avenue & Graham Avenue at Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1039 Grand Street Gas station
    720 feet
  2. 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers
    770 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 37 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 53 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and November 2021; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

East side of Morgan Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 dog run
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cooper Park
    330 feet
  2. Dog Run in Cooper Park Dog run
    410 feet
  3. Carnegie Playground
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Bravo Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Morgan Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.