Glenwood Road & East 34th Street

Glenwood Road and East 34th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about five minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
90 feet
Glenwood Rd/E 34 St · B6
Within a walk
8 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenwood Road & East 34th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/E 34 St, 90 feet away, for the B6.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Glenwood Rd/E 34 St B6
    90 feet
    B6

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4102 Avenue H Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
45
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Farragut
Elevation
29 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 242 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Sargent cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 34th Street

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of East 34th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Glenwood Road

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

South side of Glenwood Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Reggio Emilia Montessori Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    80 feet
  2. The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 3610 Glenwood Road Pre-K center
    760 feet
  3. Sunshine Devel - Family HS Glenwood School
    920 feet
Show all 5
  1. Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,000 feet
  2. Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church House of worship
    650 feet
  2. St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship
    940 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 34th Street or Glenwood Road.

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.