Metropolitan Avenue & River Street
Metropolitan Avenue and River Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Grand Ferry Park is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kent Av/Metropolitan Av, is 280 feet away for the B32, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them parks, and 31 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/Metropolitan Av, 280 feet away, for the B32.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kent Av/Metropolitan Av B32280 feetB32
Next buses at this stop
- B32 …
Cycling
- 60 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Kent Ave & N 3 St 55 docks in all380 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 184 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers880 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33
- Police precinct
- 90 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2007 and 2016.
Since 2014 at least 120 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Heritage oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and November 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
East side of River Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 2AM-5AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
West side of River Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 public spaces
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5530 feet
- Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K530 feet
- MS Lam Montessori School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grand Ferry Park640 feet
- North 5th Street Pier and Park690 feet
- Domino Park690 feet
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- William Sheridan Playground1,150 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space310 feet
- Public space at The Edge Public space1,000 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Austin, Nichols & Company Warehouse Listed historic place410 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket430 feet
- Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket1,040 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,300 feet
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Kent Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 160 feet
- River Street & North 1st Street 250 feet
- River Street & North 3rd Street 270 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 1st Street 400 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 3rd Street 420 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Wythe Avenue 630 feet
- Grand Street & River Street 660 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 4th Street 710 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or River Street.