Metropolitan Avenue & Vandervoort Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Vandervoort Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cooper Park is 850 feet away. The nearest subway, Grand St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 14 places to eat. Within 820 feet are six homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Grand St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Grand St L0.5 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Gratitudes off Grand” (2023) by Glendalys Medina at the Grand St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Metro Bridge, 480 feet away, for the Q54 and Q59.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Metro Bridge Q54, Q59480 feetQ54 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Vandervoort Ave 24 docks in all70 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1039 Grand Street Gas station210 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers260 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 22 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are six homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1989.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 47 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-10AM
East side of Vandervoort Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Vandervoort Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 4 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cooper Park850 feet
- Dog Run in Cooper Park Dog run930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Street & Vandervoort Avenue 230 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Street 290 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Street 410 feet
- Vandervoort Avenue & Rewe Street 460 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Morgan Avenue 510 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Metropolitan Avenue 580 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Grand Street 610 feet
- Grand Street & Morgan Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Vandervoort Avenue.