Farragut Road & East 79th Street
Farragut Road and East 79th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Playground is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ralph Av/Farragut Rd, is 540 feet away for the B47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ralph Av/Farragut Rd, 540 feet away, for the B47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ralph Av/Farragut Rd B47540 feetB47
Next buses at this stop
- B47 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 401 East 80th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 79th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 79th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Farragut Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 community center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5480 feet
- Canarsie Childhood Center Preschool1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glenwood Playground590 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Redwood House of worship1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glenwood Community Center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Farragut Road & East 78th Street 260 feet
- Farragut Road & East 80th Street 280 feet
- Ralph Avenue & Farragut Road 510 feet
- Farragut Road & East 81st Street 560 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 78th Street 620 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 77th Street 660 feet
- Ralph Avenue & East 79th Street 750 feet
- Farragut Road & East 82nd Street 820 feet
See every intersection along East 79th Street or Farragut Road.