Metropolitan Avenue & North 5th Street
Metropolitan Avenue and North 5th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Annunciation Church is 110 feet away, and Northside Community Garden is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about three minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them schools, and 75 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L860 feetG L
Next trains at this station
Queens
1 line- G …
Southbound
1 line- G …
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Bedford Av L0.3 milesL
- Marcy Av J, M, Z0.4 milesJ M Z
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/N 5 St, 100 feet away, for the Q59.
- 17 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/N 5 St Q59100 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Metropolitan Avenue.
- 57 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave 30 docks in all670 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 550 feet by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1,250 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 153 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and June 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of North 5th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of North 5th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Macri Triangle.
- Greenpoint World War II Memorial Stele, 1954770 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedWithin a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.
- 6 schools
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 1 ambulance station
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Brooklyn Preparatory High School760 feet
- Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design School760 feet
- Williamsburg Preparatory School760 feet
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- Conselyea Preparatory School890 feet
- P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth School890 feet
- Kings Bay YM-YWHA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
- Unity Preparatory Upper Charter School of Brooklyn School1,280 feet
- Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,290 feet
- The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jaime Campiz Playground110 feet
- Macri Triangle580 feet
- Ascenzi Square670 feet
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- Northside Community Garden1,060 feet
- Mt. Carmel Triangle1,090 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza90 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 35 Ambulance station730 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- City Reliquary Museum290 feet
Houses of worship
- Annunciation Church House of worship110 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,140 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Whole Foods Market Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 75 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Marcy Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 90 feet
- Havemeyer Street & North 5th Street 140 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Havemeyer Street 190 feet
- Meeker Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 320 feet
- Meeker Avenue & North 6th Street 380 feet
- Havemeyer Street & North 6th Street 410 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Metropolitan Avenue 410 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & North 4th Street 450 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or North 5th Street.