Metropolitan Avenue & Scott Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Scott Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Onderdonk Av, is 140 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Onderdonk Av, 140 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Onderdonk Av Q54140 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Metropolitan Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet, all of them on-street corrals
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all1,000 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and August 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
East side of Scott Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
West side of Scott Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- Homes within 820 feet
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue 140 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Gardner Avenue 500 feet
- Scholes Street & Scott Avenue 600 feet
- Gardner Avenue & Meadow Street 750 feet
- Scholes Street & Onderdonk Avenue 790 feet
- Meserole Street & Scott Avenue 860 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Stewart Avenue 1,010 feet
- Gardner Avenue & Stagg Street 1,020 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Scott Avenue.