Metropolitan Avenue & Starr Street
Metropolitan Avenue and Starr Street meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Grover Cleveland Playground is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Starr St/Metropolitan Av, is 40 feet away for the B38, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and ten places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Starr St/Metropolitan Av, 40 feet away, for the B38.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Starr St/Metropolitan Av B3840 feetB38
Next buses at this stop
- B38 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all340 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.
- 50-02 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station590 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
North side of Starr Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Starr Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground1,230 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch130 feet
- Citibank Bank branch230 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Flushing Avenue 290 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Troutman Street 450 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Grandview Avenue 450 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Troutman Street 460 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 53rd Street 560 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 53rd Street 620 feet
- 54th Street & Nurge Avenue 830 feet
- 54th Street & Flushing Avenue 890 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Starr Street.