Metropolitan Avenue & Rentar Plaza
Metropolitan Avenue and Rentar Plaza meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens, at the edge of Mount Olivet & All Faiths Cemeteries. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 3,394 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest subway, Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 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 Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, 1,260 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Middle Village-Metropolitan Av M1,260 feetM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Metro Mall, 240 feet away, for the Q38, Q54 and Q67.
- 11 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Metro Mall Q38, Q54, Q67240 feetQ38 Q54 Q67
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
- Q54 …
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 Ln & Metropolitan Ave 24 docks in all120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 62-52 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,120 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger780 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, April 2018
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 3,394 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 251st most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 727 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ridgewood; the corner is on the edge of the Mount Olivet & All Faiths Cemeteries area
- Elevation
- 104 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
Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 35 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
- No standing 12 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store430 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Lane 100 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Place 390 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Street 710 feet
- Admiral Avenue & 65th Lane 720 feet
- 65th Place & Admiral Avenue 880 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 64th Street 950 feet
- 65th Street & Admiral Avenue 970 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Admiral Avenue 1,110 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue.