Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court
Metropolitan Avenue and Rene Court meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 291/Ladder 140 firehouse is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 250 feet away for the Q54, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 250 feet away, for the Q54.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54250 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amory Ct & Metropolitan Ave 21 docks in all180 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ridgewood
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2023 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 9 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
East side of Rene Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Rene Court
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School690 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground550 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Amory Court 140 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 150 feet
- 54th Street & Arnold Avenue 190 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 370 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 400 feet
- Grandview Avenue & Rene Court 430 feet
- 54th Place & Arnold Avenue 440 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Rene Court.