Metropolitan Avenue & Troutman Street
Metropolitan Avenue and Troutman Street meet at a three-way junction in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Flushing Av, is 60 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 places to eat. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Flushing Av, 60 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Flushing Av Q5460 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
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 all230 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 50-02 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station120 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2022.
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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 140 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Citibank Bank branch300 feet
- Chase Bank branch370 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket1,080 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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
- 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Troutman Street 90 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Flushing Avenue 180 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Starr Street 460 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 53rd Street 710 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Troutman Street 740 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue 800 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Grandview Avenue 920 feet
- 54th Street & Flushing Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Troutman Street.