Glenwood Road & Remsen Avenue
Glenwood Road and Remsen Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Raven's Elementary School is 440 feet away. The nearest subway, Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, is about eight minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy L0.4 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Remsen Av/Glenwood Rd, 120 feet away, for the B17.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Remsen Av/Glenwood Rd B17120 feetB17
Next buses at this stop
- B17 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 971 Remsen Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 19 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, March 2022
- Turn calming, December 2022
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Remsen Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Raven's Elementary School440 feet
- Raven's Early Childhood Education Center Pre-K440 feet
- Explore Excel Charter School490 feet
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- P.S. 114 Ryder Elementary School490 feet
- Clarkson Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K500 feet
- Raven Learning Center Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2550 feet
- Raven's Day Care School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Remsen Playground60 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady of Miracles RC Church House of worship1,270 feet
- Canarsie Community Reformed Church House of worship1,280 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch730 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 miles
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Remsen Avenue & School Lane 160 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 89th Street 280 feet
- Glenwood Road & Durland Place 300 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Conklin Avenue 410 feet
- East 89th Street & School Lane 420 feet
- Remsen Avenue & Bay View Place 450 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 92nd Street 480 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 88th Street 540 feet
See every intersection along Glenwood Road or Remsen Avenue.