Glenmore Avenue & Schenck Avenue

Glenmore Avenue and Schenck Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Clara's Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 29 public places, 14 of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
950 feet · 4 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,010 feet
Atlantic Av/Schenck Av · Q24
Within a walk
29 places
14 religious buildings, 11 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Schenck Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen 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. Van Siclen Av J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z
  2. Liberty Av C
    0.5 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Schenck Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Schenck Av Q24
    1,010 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Schenck Avenue.

  • 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Schenck Ave & Liberty Ave 12 docks in all
    510 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. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.

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 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 100 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the tuliptree.

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 August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • 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

East side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Schenck Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 29 public places.

  • 14 religious buildings
  • 11 gardens
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Cypress Hills Ascend CS MS School
    900 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Clara's Garden
    40 feet
  2. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    40 feet
  3. Escape to Nature Garden
    290 feet
Show all 12
  1. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    290 feet
  2. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    460 feet
  3. Oriental Garden
    510 feet
  4. East End Community Garden
    550 feet
  5. Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. Garden
    740 feet
  6. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    930 feet
  7. Sutter Ballfields Park
    980 feet
  8. Paradise Community Garden
    1,020 feet
  9. Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fiorentino Plaza Listed historic place
    1,180 feet
  2. 75th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Second Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    820 feet
  3. St Michaels Church House of worship
    1,130 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,070 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and 14 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 Glenmore Avenue or Schenck Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.