Glenmore Avenue & Fountain Avenue

Glenmore Avenue and Fountain Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Green Gems is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Euclid Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the A and C. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Euclid Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · A, C
Nearest bus stop
680 feet
Pitkin Av/Logan St · Q8
Within a walk
23 places
11 religious buildings, 5 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Fountain Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Euclid Av A, C
    0.3 miles
    A C

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
Queens
2 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …

Also within a walk

  1. Shepherd Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Logan St, 680 feet away, for the Q8.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Logan St Q8
    680 feet
    Q8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 17 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1249 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
28 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.

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 September 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Fountain Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Fountain Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 5 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. A Castle for Classy Kids Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  2. Friends of Crown Heights #18 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,100 feet
  3. Transit Tech Career and Technical Education High School
    1,110 feet
Show all 5
  1. Career Academy of New York Trade or language school
    1,170 feet
  2. Great Oaks Health Academy Trade or language school
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Green Gems Garden
    40 feet
  2. Crystal Wells Community Garden
    720 feet
  3. City Line Park
    1,070 feet
Show all 6
  1. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    1,240 feet
  2. Shield of Faith Garden
    1,240 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Talmud Torah Atereth Israel Listed historic place
    800 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Lydia Episcopal Church House of worship
    330 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Golden Farms Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    610 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 12 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Fountain Avenue or Glenmore Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.