East 17th Street & Glenwood Road
East 17th Street and Glenwood Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville, Brooklyn. The corner lies inside the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave H, is about five minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave H, 1,210 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave H Q1,210 feetQ
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- Q …
Southbound
1 line- Q …
Also within a walk
- Newkirk Plaza B, Q0.3 milesB Q
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Brooklyn Bucolic” (2012) by Ed Kopel at the Ave H station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Av/Glenwood Rd, 900 feet away, for the B49, BM1, BM3 and BM4.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Glenwood Rd B49, BM1, BM3, BM4900 feetB49 BM1 BM3 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM1 …
- BM3 …
- BM4 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11230
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 14
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 70
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 17th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of East 17th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
The corner stands in the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District.
Within 820 feet, 380 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1906 and 1918.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Foster Avenue Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,250 feet
- Brooklyn SDA Elementary School1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church House of worship1,100 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 18th Street & Glenwood Road 270 feet
- East 17th Street & Dekoven Court 280 feet
- East 17th Street & Waldorf Court 300 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 19th Street 530 feet
- East 17th Street & Irvington Place 540 feet
- East 17th Street & Wellington Court 590 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 17th Street 860 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Glenwood Road 870 feet
See every intersection along East 17th Street or Glenwood Road.