Glenmore Avenue & Sackman Street

Glenmore Avenue and Sackman Street meet at a three-way junction in Brownsville, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Glenmore Plaza development. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Houston Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Atlantic Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, six of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Atlantic Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · L
Nearest bus stop
1,120 feet
Pitkin Av/Mother Gaston Blvd · B14
Within a walk
22 places
6 religious buildings, 4 schools and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Sackman Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Atlantic Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. Atlantic Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Canarsie
1 line
  1. L …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutter Av L
    0.4 miles
    L

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/Mother Gaston Blvd, 1,120 feet away, for the B14.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Pitkin Av/Mother Gaston Blvd B14 · Shelter
    1,120 feet
    B14
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B14 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Liberty Ave & Sackman St 12 docks in all
    490 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 345 Sutter Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 492 Thomas Boyland Street Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11212
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 16
City Council district
37
Police precinct
73
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Brownsville
Elevation
49 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Glenmore Plaza development.

Since 2014 at least 207 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 160 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and October 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Sackman Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Sackman Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 older adult centers
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Christopher Avenue Community School
    350 feet
  2. Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School NYC School
    350 feet
  3. Brownsville Collaborative Middle School
    820 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz School
    820 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Houston Playground
    40 feet
  2. Powell Playground
    110 feet
  3. McLeod Community Garden
    410 feet
Show all 6
  1. Howard Playground
    590 feet
  2. Carter G. Woodson Children's Park
    1,240 feet
  3. Howard Pool Park
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Brownsville Library
    900 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1777 Pitkin Avenue Older adult center
    1,020 feet
  2. Howard Community Center
    1,100 feet
  3. Seth Low Community Center
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. Older adult center at 137 Belmont Avenue Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Fire and police

  1. Battalion 44/Engine 231/Ladder 120 Fire station
    1,140 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,190 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    1,210 feet
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Glenmore Avenue or Sackman Street.

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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.