Glenwood Road & East 42nd Street
Glenwood Road and East 42nd 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. P.S. 198 Brooklyn is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, is 320 feet away for the B6, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/Albany Av, 320 feet away, for the B6.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/Albany Av B6320 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
By car
- 4210 Farragut Road Gas station1,300 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 2143 Flatbush Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM
West side of East 42nd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 198 Brooklyn School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Paerdegat Park1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship1,200 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and ten 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 43rd Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & Albany Avenue 270 feet
- Glenwood Road & Troy Avenue 530 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 40th Street 540 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 45th Street 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 39th Street 800 feet
- Farragut Road & East 42nd Street 830 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 46th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along East 42nd Street or Glenwood Road.