Farragut Road & East 57th Street
Farragut Road and East 57th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Glenwood development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Playground is 490 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Farragut Rd, is 1,090 feet away for the B47, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Farragut Rd, 1,090 feet away, for the B47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Farragut Rd B471,090 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 5916 Foster Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers450 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1960.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Glenwood development.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 57th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 57th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 community center
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glenwood Playground490 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glenwood Community Center540 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Farragut Road & East 58th Street 300 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street at Farragut Road 320 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street 430 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 55th Street 590 feet
- Farragut Road & East 59th Street 590 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 54th Street 850 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 57th Street 880 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Farragut Road 920 feet
See every intersection along East 57th Street or Farragut Road.