Metropolitan Avenue & Stewart Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Stewart Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2026, 2,429 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The Engine 206 firehouse is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Stewart Av, is 150 feet away for the Q54, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. Within 820 feet are six homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Stewart Av, 150 feet away, for the Q54.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Stewart Av Q54150 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station770 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,429 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
| Direction on the ticket | 2026 so far |
|---|---|
| Eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue | 1,755 |
| Westbound on Metropolitan Avenue | 674 |
| Total | 2,429 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11211
- 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 two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1960.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2019 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
East side of Stewart Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of Stewart Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
Fire and police
- Engine 206 Fire station450 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Stewart Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 220 feet
- Grand Street & Stewart Avenue 300 feet
- Stewart Avenue & Meadow Street 480 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Avenue 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Gardner Avenue 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Avenue 510 feet
- Varick Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 680 feet
- Grand Street & Metropolitan Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Stewart Avenue.