Glenwood Road & Kenilworth Place

Glenwood Road and Kenilworth Place meet at a four-way crossing in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kenilworth Baptist Church is 730 feet away, and Cortelyou Early Childhood Center is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, is about four minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 32 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
930 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
250 feet
Glenwood Rd/Flatbush Av · B6, B11
Within a walk
21 places
8 religious buildings, 7 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenwood Road & Kenilworth Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    930 feet
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Flatbush Floogies” (1996) by Muriel Castanis at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/Flatbush Av, 250 feet away, for the B6 and B11.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Glenwood Rd/Flatbush Av B6, B11 · Shelter
    250 feet
    B6 B11
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …
  2. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1261 Flatbush Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 16 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
45
Police precinct
70
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Flatbush
Elevation
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1940.

Since 2014 at least 33 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 42 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glenwood Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Glenwood Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-4PM

East side of Kenilworth Place

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Kenilworth Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303285, 305519, 314096 and 316016.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 7 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    50 feet
  2. Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. Midwood High School
    900 feet
Show all 10
  1. Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    910 feet
  2. Gan-Jewish Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  3. Bumblebees-R-Us Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  4. Midwood Montessori Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,020 feet
  5. Sunshine Devel - Family HS Glenwood School
    1,120 feet
  6. Cortelyou Early Childhood Center School
    1,210 feet
  7. Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Hillel Place Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    940 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Kenilworth Baptist Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Kings Church of Christ House of worship
    1,130 feet
  3. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Flatbush YMCA Recreation center
    1,270 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 255/Ladder 157 Fire station
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    930 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    970 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    410 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 32 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: 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:

See every intersection along Glenwood Road or Kenilworth Place.

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