Glenmore Avenue & Ashford Street

Glenmore Avenue and Ashford Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paradise Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 34 public places, 20 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
16 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,210 feet
Atlantic Av/Warwick St · Q24
Within a walk
34 places
20 religious buildings, 11 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Ashford Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.3 miles
    C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. C …
Outbound
1 line
  1. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Van Siclen Av C
    0.4 miles
    C
  2. Cleveland St J
    0.4 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Warwick St, 1,210 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Warwick St Q24
    1,210 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cleveland St & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    730 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 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
11207
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 5
City Council district
37 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
75
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East New York (North)
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 61 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 107 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the eastern redcedar.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and October 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Ashford Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Ashford Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 34 public places.

  • 20 religious buildings
  • 11 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    820 feet
  2. P.S. 158 Warwick School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Paradise Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    110 feet
  3. Floral Vineyard Garden
    500 feet
Show all 12
  1. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    520 feet
  2. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    560 feet
  3. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    730 feet
  4. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    730 feet
  5. Oriental Garden
    730 feet
  6. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    860 feet
  7. Gregory's Garden
    1,020 feet
  8. Clara's Garden
    1,020 feet
  9. Escape to Nature Garden
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Michaels Church House of worship
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Ashford Street or Glenmore Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.