Glenwood Road & New York Avenue

Glenwood Road and New York Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Farragut, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church is 380 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 eight public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 12 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
12 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
Glenwood Rd/New York Av · B6
Within a walk
8 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Glenwood Road & New York Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College 2, 5
    1,090 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/New York Av, 120 feet away, for the B6.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Glenwood Rd/New York Av B6
    120 feet
    B6

Next buses at this stop

  1. B6 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4102 Avenue H Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 1170 Ocean Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11210
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 17
City Council district
45
Police precinct
67
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Farragut
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 202 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Sargent cherry.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Glenwood Road

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of Glenwood Road

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of New York Avenue

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of New York Avenue

  • Carshare only 1 sign CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Reggio Emilia Montessori Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    340 feet
  2. Sunshine Devel - Family HS Glenwood School
    650 feet
  3. Family Head Start/Early Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    730 feet
Show all 5
  1. Initial Steps Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    760 feet
  2. The Joan Snow Pre-K Center at 3610 Glenwood Road Pre-K center
    1,030 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church House of worship
    380 feet
  2. St Vincent Ferrer Church House of worship
    1,210 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,090 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,260 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,240 feet
  2. ALDI Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and 12 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Glenwood Road or New York Avenue.

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.