Metropolitan Avenue, New York City

Name: Metropolitan Avenue
Address: New York City, United States

#1855 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

Metropolitan Avenue is a major east-west street in Queens and northern Brooklyn, New York City. Its western end is at the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and the eastern end at Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. The avenue was constructed in 1816 as the Williamsburgh and Jamaica Turnpike, though previously it served as an Indian trail. ()

Coordinates: 40°42'49"N, 73°55'10"W

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Northern Brooklyn (Maspeth)New York City United States

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Metropolitan Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kosciuszko Bridge, Maria Hernandez Park, St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church, Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church.

1.1 miNW
Bridge
Kosciuszko Bridge, New York City
29 min walk • The Kosciuszko Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over Newtown Creek in New York City, connecting Greenpoint in Brooklyn to Maspeth in Queens.
0.8 miS
Park
Maria Hernandez Park, Sea Gate
20 min walk • Maria Hernandez Park is a municipal park in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City. It is located between Knickerbocker Avenue on the southwest to Irving Avenue on the northeast, and Starr Street on the northwest to Suydam Street on the southeast.
1.2 miSE
Church
St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church, New York City
31 min walk • St. Matthias Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens County, New York, in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
1.2 miNE
Church, Modernist architecture
Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, New York City
31 min walk • The Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, also known as Church of the Transfiguration, is a Roman Catholic church at 64-14 Clinton Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York City. Belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, its current pastor is Msgr. Joseph P. Calise. Prior to its merger with St.
~1360 ftNW
Bridge
Grand Street Bridge, New York City
7 min walk • Grand Street Bridge is a through-truss swing bridge over Newtown Creek in New York City. The current crossing was completed in 1902, and links Grand Street and Grand Avenue via a two-lane, height-restricted roadway. It is a main connection between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, carrying an average of 10,200 vehicles per day.
0.8 miSE
Church
St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church, New York City
21 min walk • St Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church is located in Ridgewood, Queens and was the oldest Coptic Orthodox parish in Queens. It is one of the 287 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States.
0.9 miW
Park
Cooper Park, Sea Gate
25 min walk • Cooper Park is an urban park in Brooklyn, New York City, between Maspeth Avenue, Sharon Street, Olive Street, and Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. It was established in 1895, and covers 6.40 acres. Cooper Park was once the site of an old glue factory owned by American industrialist Peter Cooper.
1.3 miSW
Market, Shopping
Moore Street Retail Market, Sea Gate
34 min walk • Moore Street Market, often referred to as La Marqueta de Williamsburg, is one of four surviving public markets built by mayor Fiorello La Guardia in New York City in 1941 to get pushcarts off crowded and unclean streets. It is located at 110 Moore Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood of northern Brooklyn.
1.1 miW
Music venue
Brooklyn Steel, Sea Gate
28 min walk • Brooklyn Steel is a 1800-capacity music venue in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. In 2018 Brooklyn Steel was named one of the 10 best live music venues in America by Rolling Stone Magazine.
1.1 miSE
Street
Myrtle Avenue, New York City
28 min walk • Myrtle Avenue is a 8.1-mile-long street that runs from Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn to Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, in New York City, United States.
~970 ftS
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Vander Ende–Onderdonk House, New York City
5 min walk • Vander Ende–Onderdonk House is a historic house at 1820 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens, New York City. It is the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City. The original house on the site was built in 1661 by Hendrick Barents Smidt, from land that was granted to him by Peter Stuyvesant.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Metropolitan Avenue?

Nearby attractions include Boroughs of New York City, New York City (5 min walk), Vander Ende–Onderdonk House, New York City (5 min walk), Flushing Avenue, New York City (6 min walk), Grand Street Bridge, New York City (7 min walk).

How to get to Metropolitan Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Metropolitan Avenue:

Metro

Jefferson Street • Lines: L (14 min walk)
DeKalb Avenue • Lines: L (19 min walk)

Bus

Fresh Pond Road & 60th Avenue • Lines: Q58 (25 min walk)