Glenwood Road & East 55th Street
Glenwood Road and East 55th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Fox Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd, is 1,030 feet away for the B7, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd, 1,030 feet away, for the B7.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Glenwood Rd B71,030 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, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 1527 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers290 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
- 14 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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 55th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 55th Street
- No parking 11 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 listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 religious building
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fox Playground910 feet
- Glenwood Playground1,080 feet
Community centers and public services
- Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool1,000 feet
- Glenwood Community Center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & East 54th Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street at Farragut Road 270 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street 320 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 53rd Street 530 feet
- Farragut Road & East 57th Street 590 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 55th Street 710 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 52nd Street 800 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 54th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along East 55th Street or Glenwood Road.