Glenwood Road & East 87th Street
Glenwood Road and East 87th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Canarsie Ascend Middle School is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flatlands Av/E 88 St, is 810 feet away for the B6 and B82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flatlands Av/E 88 St, 810 feet away, for the B6 and B82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flatlands Av/E 88 St B6, B82810 feetB6 B82
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
- B82 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 8401 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 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 1935 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 87th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of East 87th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K300 feet
- Canarsie Ascend Middle School530 feet
- Raven's Elementary School1,240 feet
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- Raven's Early Childhood Education Center Pre-K1,240 feet
- Explore Excel Charter School1,270 feet
- P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Remsen Playground860 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Miracles RC Church House of worship470 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & Varkens Hook Road 220 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 86th Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 88th Street 260 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 89th Street 520 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 85th Street 530 feet
- East 89th Street & School Lane 670 feet
- East 88th Street & Bay View Place 690 feet
- Farragut Road & East 87th Street 710 feet
See every intersection along East 87th Street or Glenwood Road.