Glenwood Road & East 85th Street
Glenwood Road and East 85th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Canarsie Ascend Middle School is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 86 St, is 900 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 86 St, 900 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 86 St B6, B82900 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station960 feet
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and August 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 85th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 85th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- Canarsie Ascend Middle School1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Miracles RC Church House of worship710 feet
Supermarkets
- Bravo Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 84th Street 270 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 86th Street 270 feet
- Glenwood Road & Varkens Hook Road 310 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 83rd Street 530 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 87th Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 85th Street 720 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 82nd Street 790 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 88th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along East 85th Street or Glenwood Road.