Glenwood Road & East 56th Street
Glenwood Road and East 56th Street meet at a three-way junction in Flatlands, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Glenwood development. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Glenwood Playground is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue H/E 56 St, is 760 feet away for the B6, B103 and BM2, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue H/E 56 St, 760 feet away, for the B6, B103 and BM2.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue H/E 56 St B6, B103, BM2760 feetB6 B103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on East 56th Street.
- 3 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 chargers240 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2018.
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 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
Seventeen 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- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of East 56th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 community center
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glenwood Playground920 feet
- Fox Playground1,070 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glenwood Community Center960 feet
- Fox Playground Mini Pool Swimming pool1,030 feet
- Older adult center at 5701 Avenue H Older adult center1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & East 56th Street at Farragut Road 110 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 55th Street 320 feet
- Farragut Road & East 57th Street 430 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 54th Street 580 feet
- Farragut Road & East 58th Street 720 feet
- East 56th Street & Avenue H 750 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 53rd Street 850 feet
- Foster Avenue & East 56th Street 960 feet
See every intersection along East 56th Street or Glenwood Road.