Farragut Road & East 59th Street
Farragut Road and East 59th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Farragut Rd, is 500 feet away for the B47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,900 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, 500 feet away, for the B47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Farragut Rd B47500 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 5916 Foster Avenue Gas station1,190 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers1,040 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 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
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,900 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 59th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 59th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5360 feet
- Canarsie Childhood Center Preschool850 feet
- Generation Health Career Institute, Trade or language school1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glenwood Playground50 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Redwood House of worship1,010 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glenwood Community Center300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Farragut Road & East 58th Street 300 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Farragut Road 320 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 77th Street 470 feet
- Farragut Road & East 78th Street 570 feet
- Farragut Road & East 57th Street 590 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 78th Street 730 feet
- Farragut Road & East 79th Street 830 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 76th Street 900 feet
See every intersection along East 59th Street or Farragut Road.