Metropolitan Avenue & Wythe Avenue
Metropolitan Avenue and Wythe Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Our Lady of Consolation Church is 740 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 55 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Bedford Av L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Outbound
1 line- L …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/Metropolitan Av, 100 feet away, for the B32.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Wythe Av/Metropolitan Av B32100 feetB32
Next buses at this stop
- B32 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.
- 89 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand St & Wythe Ave 56 docks in all480 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 451 Lorimer Street Gas station1 mile
- 184 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1,180 feet
- 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11249
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 90 and 94 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Williamsburg
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 87 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Metropolitan Avenue
- Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of Metropolitan Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Wythe Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Wythe Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 2 public spaces
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 listed historic place
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5800 feet
- Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K800 feet
- P.S. 084 Jose de Diego School1,000 feet
Show all 4
- The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- William Sheridan Playground520 feet
- North 5th Street Pier and Park960 feet
- Domino Park1,010 feet
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- Grand Ferry Park1,160 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space730 feet
- Public space at The Edge Public space1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Austin, Nichols & Company Warehouse Listed historic place1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Consolation Church House of worship740 feet
Community centers and public services
- Metropolitan Recreation Center1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,070 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,160 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket730 feet
- Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket1,310 feet
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,220 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 55 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Wythe Avenue & North 1st Street 200 feet
- Wythe Avenue & North 3rd Street 240 feet
- Kent Avenue & Metropolitan Avenue 460 feet
- Grand Street & Wythe Avenue 480 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Berry Street 510 feet
- Wythe Avenue & North 4th Street 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & River Street 630 feet
- Kent Avenue & North 1st Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Metropolitan Avenue or Wythe Avenue.