Metropolitan Avenue & Orient Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Orient Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Orient Grove is 380 feet away, and Carnegie Playground is 1,240 feet away. The nearest subway, Graham Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Graham Av, 810 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Graham Av L810 feetL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
Also within a walk
- Grand St L1,220 feetL
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L0.4 milesG L
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodpoint Rd/Conselyea St, 350 feet away, for the B24.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodpoint Rd/Conselyea St B24350 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
- 27 bicycle racks within 820 feet, one of them an on-street corral
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Sharon St & Olive St 24 docks in all790 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 65 Kingsland Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 444 Graham Avenue Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 68 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM
North side of Orient Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Orient Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 gardens
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 monument or memorial
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Nysarc NYC - Francis of Paola School570 feet
- NYSARC Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
- Carrig Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 51,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Memorial Gore Park250 feet
- Orient Grove Garden380 feet
- Cooper Park810 feet
Show all 7
- Red Shed Community Garden960 feet
- Olive Street Garden1,200 feet
- Carnegie Playground1,240 feet
- Powers Street Garden1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bushwick War Memorial Monument or memorial270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Francis of Paola Church House of worship520 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket470 feet
- CTown Supermarket830 feet
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 32 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Bushwick Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 190 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Maspeth Avenue 320 feet
- Humboldt Street & Metropolitan Avenue 370 feet
- Humboldt Street & Maspeth Avenue 440 feet
- Conselyea Street & Woodpoint Road 460 feet
- Bushwick Avenue & Devoe Street 470 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Conselyea Street 620 feet
- Humboldt Street & Conselyea Street 630 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Orient Avenue.