Metropolitan Avenue & Woodward Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Woodward Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Woodward Av, is 140 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. Within 820 feet are ten homes, mostly built in 1927, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Woodward Av, 140 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Woodward Av Q54140 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Metropolitan Avenue and Woodward Avenue.
Nearest bike-share station
- Flushing Ave & Woodward Ave 21 docks in all800 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Varick Avenue, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 18-84 Flushing Avenue Gas station950 feet
- 1074 Grand Street Charging for electric cars, four fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 10 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are ten homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1927.
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 42 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 17 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 17 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
East side of Woodward Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
West side of Woodward Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket390 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and six 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, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue 810 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Onderdonk Avenue 890 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Scott Avenue 1,030 feet
- Flushing Avenue & Charlotte Street 1,070 feet
- Woodward Avenue & Troutman Street 1,170 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Troutman Street 1,250 feet
- Onderdonk Avenue & Flushing Avenue 0.3 miles
- Flushing Avenue & Troutman Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Woodward Avenue.