Metropolitan Avenue & Varick Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Varick Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 206 firehouse is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge, is 520 feet away for the Q59, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Metropolitan Avenue. Within 820 feet are six homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge, 520 feet away, for the Q59.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand St/Metropolitan Av Bridge Q59520 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Metropolitan Avenue.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & Stewart Ave 20 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 1176 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station240 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers920 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11237
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 34
- Police precinct
- 90
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 10 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 1960.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 10 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Varick Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Varick Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 station770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Street & Metropolitan Avenue 170 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Avenue 300 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Metropolitan Avenue 390 feet
- Grand Street Bridge & Grand Street 430 feet
- Varick Avenue & Ten Eyck Street 440 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Stewart Avenue 510 feet
- Grand Street & Stewart Avenue 620 feet
- Grand Street & Varick Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Varick Avenue.