Middle Village-Metropolitan Ave. (Line M)

Metropolitan Avenue is a small station at the end of the M line located in the Middle Village neighborhood in Queens. It’s also the other end of the M line, not named “Forest Hills”. With that in mind, let’s look at it.

The M serves this stop at all times, and departs from here to either Forest Hills (weekdays), or operates as a shuttle to either Essex Street (on weekend days) or Myrtle/Broadway (overnights). The platform is a bit narrow and while you won’t find benches, you will find wastebaskets. There also exists a brick station house which is fully accessible (no stairs or elevators needed), and has both MTA employees and ticketing machines. As for buses, located on Metropolitan Avenue are connections to the Q38 (24.34), the Q54, and Q67. However, unfortunately, due to the Queens bus network redesign, the Q38 is no longer what some would consider a “meme route”. This stop’s also proposed as a transfer station to the Interborough Express – which was originally going to be quite a mess around the area with street-running segments (maybe the only segment of its kind in NYC proper?). However, public pressure got that changed – so no street-running will be happening in the future. Overall, though, not a bad station.

The good: It’s located next to both a shopping center and a school. Furthermore, the area is pretty residential once you go beyond Metropolitan Avenue itself – and is relatively dense at that, compared to normal suburbia. Also, it’s proposed to be a transfer station for the Interborough Express. Neat! It’s also accessible without even needing an elevator!

The bad: Not much. The platforms can be a tad bit narrow, which might make it annoying to navigate should one need a mobility device (I’d presume – idk, I don’t use mobility devices).

Nearby points of interest: There’s a shopping center and a high school! There’s also a cemetery.

Transit connections:
6th Ave. Lines (M)
MTA bus (Q38, Q54, Q67)
Interborough Express (in the future)

Overall, it’s not a bad station. I don’t have TOO much to say about it, but sometimes that’s a good thing. Though it does feel a tad cramped.

Rating: 7/10