Glenwood Road & East 40th Street
Glenwood Road and East 40th Street meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Paerdegat Park is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, is 250 feet away for the B6, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, 250 feet away, for the B6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/Albany Av B6250 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 4102 Avenue H Gas station1,310 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 24 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 40th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 40th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 3610 Glenwood Road Pre-K center930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Park880 feet
Houses of worship
- St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship660 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- Glenwood Road & East 39th Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & Albany Avenue 270 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 38th Street 520 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 42nd Street 540 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 37th Street 780 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 43rd Street 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 40th Street 830 feet
- East 40th Street & Avenue H 1,020 feet
See every intersection along East 40th Street or Glenwood Road.