Glenmore Avenue & Shepherd Avenue

Glenmore Avenue and Shepherd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paradise Community Garden is 1,000 feet away, and East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is 1,110 feet away. The nearest subway, Shepherd Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the C. Within a five-minute walk are 32 public places, 21 of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
9 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Shepherd Av
430 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
1,290 feet
Atlantic Av/Shepherd Av · Q24
Within a walk
32 places
21 religious buildings, 6 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Shepherd Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Shepherd Av, 430 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  1. Shepherd Av C
    430 feet
    C

Next trains at this station

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Shepherd Av, 1,290 feet away, for the Q24.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Shepherd Av Q24
    1,290 feet
    Q24

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 9 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 249 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Greenspire' littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2014 and August 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glenmore Avenue

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

South side of Glenmore Avenue

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

East side of Shepherd Avenue

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

West side of Shepherd Avenue

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

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 public places.

  • 21 religious buildings
  • 6 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden School
    640 feet
  2. The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    770 feet
  3. East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Little Birds Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. ENY Oasis Community Garden
    960 feet
  2. Paradise Community Garden
    1,000 feet
  3. Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden
    1,110 feet
Show all 7
  1. Sperandeo Brothers Playground
    1,230 feet
  2. Atkins Gardeners Garden
    1,240 feet
  3. Upon This Rock Community Garden
    1,300 feet
  4. Ashford Street Abundant Garden
    1,310 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 Glenmore Avenue or Shepherd 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.