Farragut Road & East 81st Street
Farragut Road and East 81st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glenwood Rd/E 80 St, is 1,080 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/E 80 St, 1,080 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/E 80 St B103, BM21,080 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
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 chargers0.5 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42 and 46 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- 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 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 81st Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of East 81st Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY
North side of Farragut Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Farragut Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 51,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Curtis Playground860 feet
- Glenwood Playground1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Good Food for Less Supermarket0.4 miles
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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 82nd Street 260 feet
- Farragut Road & East 80th Street 280 feet
- Farragut Road & East 83rd Street 520 feet
- Farragut Road & East 79th Street 560 feet
- Farragut Road & East 84th Street 780 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 81st Street 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 78th Street 820 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 81st Street 910 feet
See every intersection along East 81st Street or Farragut Road.