Glenwood Road & East 54th Street
Glenwood Road and East 54th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fox Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd, is 770 feet away for the B7, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd, 770 feet away, for the B7.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd B7770 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 1527 Utica Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers550 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11234
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 63
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Flatlands
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1950 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 54th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 54th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground910 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool1,090 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & East 55th Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 53rd Street 270 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street at Farragut Road 530 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 52nd Street 540 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street 580 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 54th Street 580 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 53rd Street 700 feet
- Kings Highway & Glenwood Road 750 feet
See every intersection along East 54th Street or Glenwood Road.