Glenwood Road & East 56th Street at Farragut Road

Glenwood Road, East 56th Street and Farragut Road meet at a four-way crossing in Flatlands, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Glenwood development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Glenwood Community Center is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/E 56 St, is 860 feet away for the B6, B103 and BM2, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.

Safety record
11 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Belt Parkway
2.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
Avenue H/E 56 St · B6, B103, BM2
Within a walk
7 places
2 playgrounds, 1 community center and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

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Glenwood Road & East 56th Street at Farragut Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 56 St, 860 feet away, for the B6, B103 and BM2.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue H/E 56 St B6, B103, BM2
    860 feet
    B6 B103 BM2

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B103 …
  3. BM2 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.

  • 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.

  1. 1527 Utica Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    130 feet
  3. 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 11 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 5 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.

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
13 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1955.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Glenwood development.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 54 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of East 56th Street

  • Back-in parking only 6 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of East 56th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Farragut Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Farragut Road

  • Back-in parking only 8 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Glenwood Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Glenwood Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 community center
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 swimming pool

Schools and child care

  1. Yeled V' Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Glenwood Playground
    810 feet
  2. Fox Playground
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Glenwood Community Center
    860 feet
  2. Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool
    1,140 feet
  3. Older adult center at 5701 Avenue H Older adult center
    1,280 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 56th Street, Farragut Road or Glenwood Road.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.