Metropolitan Avenue & Union Avenue

Metropolitan Avenue and Union Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 47 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The stele “Greenpoint World War II Memorial” is 100 feet away, and City Reliquary is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, is about a minute on foot, for the G and L. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 81 places to eat.

Safety record
30 hurt
47 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
60 feet · 1 min on foot · G, L
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Union Av/Metropolitan Av · T403, T422
Within a walk
14 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 3 parks and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Metropolitan Avenue & Union Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St G, L
    60 feet
    G L

Next trains at this station

Queens
1 line
  1. G …
Southbound
1 line
  1. G …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Graham Av L
    0.4 miles
    L
  2. Bedford Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Signs of Life” (2000) by Jackie Chang and “Personal Choice #5” (2023) by Chloë Bass at the Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Union Av/Metropolitan Av, 60 feet away, for the T403 and T422.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Union Av/Metropolitan Av T403, T422
    60 feet
    T403 T422

Next buses at this stop

  1. T403 …
  2. T422 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Metropolitan Avenue and Union Avenue.

  • 59 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Metropolitan Ave & Meeker Ave 30 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 451 Lorimer Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 462 Keap Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers
    410 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 47 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 30 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 10 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11211
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Williamsburg
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 154 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and June 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-7PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM

South side of Metropolitan Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-11:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 5AM-10PM ALL DAYS

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 308288 and 335954.

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Macri Triangle.

  1. Greenpoint World War II Memorial Stele, 1954
    100 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 pedestrian plazas
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 museum
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. City Kids Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    850 feet
  2. Amazing Explorers Williamsburg Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    990 feet
  3. Two by Two Childcare Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    990 feet
Show all 5
  1. The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. Learning Steps Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Macri Triangle
    60 feet
  2. Mt. Carmel Triangle
    590 feet
  3. Jaime Campiz Playground
    610 feet
Show all 4
  1. Father Giorgio Triangle
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. North 5th Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    930 feet
  2. North 10th & Union Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. City Reliquary Museum
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Annunciation Church House of worship
    870 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 81 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Union Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.