Glenwood Road & Williams Avenue
Glenwood Road and Williams Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Canarsie, Brooklyn, at the edge of NYCHA's Breukelen development. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Breukelen Ballfields is 60 feet away, and the Fresh Creek School is 1,030 feet away. The nearest subway, East 105 St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is East 105 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- East 105 St L0.5 milesL
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- L …
Canarsie
1 line- L …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Crescendo” (2007) by Michael Ingui at the East 105 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Glenwood Rd/Williams Av, 70 feet away, for the B6.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Glenwood Rd/Williams Av B670 feetB6
Next buses at this stop
- B6 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 10802 Flatlands Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 18 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11207
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 18
- City Council district
- 42
- Police precinct
- 69
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Canarsie
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1951.
The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Breukelen development.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hawthorn.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 53 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2023 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Glenwood Road
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Glenwood Road
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
East side of Williams Avenue
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Williams Avenue
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Fresh Creek School1,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Breukelen Ballfields Park60 feet
- Fresh Creek Nature Preserve Nature area680 feet
- Breukelen Playground870 feet
Supermarkets
- Food World Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Cherry Valley Marketplace Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat.
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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Glenwood Road & Louisiana Avenue 530 feet
- Glenwood Road & East 108th Street 530 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Williams Avenue 640 feet
- Cozine Avenue & Malta Street 780 feet
- Alabama Avenue & Cozine Avenue 1,040 feet
- Louisiana Avenue & Wortman Avenue 1,110 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & Louisiana Avenue 1,110 feet
- Flatlands Avenue & East 108th Street 1,180 feet
See every intersection along Glenwood Road or Williams Avenue.