Glenmore Avenue & Atkins Avenue

Glenmore Avenue and Atkins Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Atkins Gardeners is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about four minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
8 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
950 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,320 feet
Pitkin Av/Logan St · Q8
Within a walk
24 places
14 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Atkins Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 950 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    950 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Euclid Av A, C
    0.5 miles
    A C
  2. Norwood Av J, Z
    0.5 miles
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Logan St, 1,320 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Logan St Q8
    1,320 feet
    Q8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Cleveland St & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    0.4 miles

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 3170 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 October 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11208
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
31 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 221 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 23 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2017 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Atkins Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Atkins Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    350 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    860 feet
Show all 4
  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    440 feet
  2. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    720 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    780 feet
Show all 6
  1. Montauk Atkins Community Garden
    810 feet
  2. Shield of Faith Garden
    930 feet
  3. Green Gems Garden
    1,080 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and ten 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 Atkins Avenue 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.