East 18th Street & Glenwood Road
East 18th 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, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church is 830 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave H, is about six 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 three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave H, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave H Q0.3 milesQ
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, 630 feet away, for the B49, BM1, BM3 and BM4.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Av/Glenwood Rd B49, BM1, BM3, BM4630 feetB49 BM1 BM3 BM4
Next buses at this stop
- B49 …
- BM1 …
- BM3 …
- BM4 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 chargers1,120 feet
- 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 108 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 37 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2021 and May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 18th Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 18th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 5 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, 388 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1906 and 1917.
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
- Brooklyn SDA Elementary School1,010 feet
- Foster Avenue Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Brooklyn Seven Day Adv Church House of worship830 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & East 19th Street 260 feet
- East 17th Street & Glenwood Road 270 feet
- East 17th Street & Dekoven Court 550 feet
- East 17th Street & Waldorf Court 570 feet
- Ocean Avenue & Glenwood Road 600 feet
- East 17th Street & Irvington Place 810 feet
- East 17th Street & Wellington Court 860 feet
- East 18th Street & Avenue H 880 feet
See every intersection along East 18th Street or Glenwood Road.