Glenwood Road & East 81st Street
Glenwood Road and East 81st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Bildersee Playground is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Glenwood Rd/E 80 St, is 310 feet away for the B103 and BM2, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/E 80 St, 310 feet away, for the B103 and BM2.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/E 80 St B103, BM2310 feetB103 BM2
Next buses at this stop
- B103 …
- BM2 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 5523 Glenwood Road Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 9 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2024
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11236
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 46
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 in 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 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
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 81st Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM
West side of East 81st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- The Bright Little Scholars Centers Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 51,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bildersee Playground770 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket1,190 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk 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 82nd Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 80th Street 280 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 83rd Street 520 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 79th Street 560 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 81st Street 720 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 84th Street 780 feet
- Farragut Road & East 81st Street 800 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 78th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along East 81st Street or Glenwood Road.