Glenmore Avenue & Elton Street

Glenmore Avenue and Elton Street meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Ashford Street Abundant Garden is 570 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 30 public places, 17 of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
1,170 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Atlantic Av/Cleveland St · Q24, T340, T430, T434
Within a walk
30 places
17 religious buildings, 7 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Elton Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 1,170 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Shepherd Av C
    1,170 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Cleveland St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q24, T340, T430 and T434.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Cleveland St Q24, T340, T430, T434
    0.3 miles
    Q24 T340 T430 T434

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T340 …
  3. T430 …
  4. T434 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile 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
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
28 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,300 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 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Elton Street

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

West side of Elton Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM

South side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 public places.

  • 17 religious buildings
  • 7 gardens
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Achievement First Linden Charter School Middle School
    720 feet
  2. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    890 feet
  3. Achievement First Apollo Charter School
    1,060 feet
Show all 5
  1. Liberty Avenue Middle School
    1,060 feet
  2. Vista Academy School
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Paradise Community Garden
    270 feet
  2. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    370 feet
  3. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    490 feet
Show all 8
  1. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    570 feet
  2. Floral Vineyard Garden
    690 feet
  3. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    980 feet
  4. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    1,190 feet
  5. Oriental Garden
    1,190 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and 13 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 Elton 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.