Glenmore Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue

Glenmore Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East New York (North), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. East End Community Garden is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, Van Siclen Av, is about two minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 33 public places, 19 of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Van Siclen Av
450 feet · 2 min on foot · C
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
Atlantic Av/Van Siclen Av · Q24, T340
Within a walk
33 places
19 religious buildings, 9 gardens and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenmore Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Van Siclen Av, 450 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van Siclen Av C
    450 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
    0.3 miles
    J Z
  2. Liberty Av C
    0.4 miles
    C

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Atlantic Av/Van Siclen Av, 930 feet away, for the Q24 and T340.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Atlantic Av/Van Siclen Av Q24, T340
    930 feet
    Q24 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q24 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Pitkin Ave & Van Siclen Ave 18 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2822 Atlantic Avenue Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

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
41 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 11 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of Glenmore Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Van Siclen Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Van Siclen 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 33 public places.

  • 19 religious buildings
  • 9 gardens
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 fire station

Schools and child care

  1. Canarsie Children First Academy School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    920 feet
  2. Baybee Lounge Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East End Community Garden
    40 feet
  2. Escape to Nature Garden
    260 feet
  3. Clara's Garden
    510 feet
Show all 9
  1. Herbal Garden of East New York Garden
    550 feet
  2. Concerned Residents of Barbey Street Garden
    800 feet
  3. Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden
    870 feet
  4. Jerome-Glenmore Cornerstone Garden
    970 feet
  5. Oriental Garden
    1,020 feet
  6. Jerry and the Senior Gents of E.N.Y. Garden
    1,250 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Fiorentino Plaza Listed historic place
    670 feet
  2. 75th Police Precinct Station House Listed historic place
    710 feet

Houses of worship

  1. E End Baptist Church House of worship
    170 feet
  2. Second Calvary Baptist Church House of worship
    310 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 332/Ladder 175 Fire station
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    560 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and 11 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 Van Siclen 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.