Bedford Avenue & Tilden Avenue

Bedford Avenue and Tilden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Erasmus, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 28 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Sears Roebuck & Company Department Store stands 490 feet away, built in 1932, and the Universal Church is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Beverly Rd, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, 15 of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
16 hurt
28 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Beverly Rd
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Bedford Av/Tilden Av · B49
Within a walk
24 places
15 religious buildings, 4 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bedford Avenue & Tilden Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Beverly Rd, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Beverly Rd 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Flatbush
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bedford Av/Tilden Av, 110 feet away, for the B49.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bedford Av/Tilden Av B49 · Shelter
    110 feet
    B49
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. B49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bedford Avenue.

  • 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Tilden Ave & Lott St 19 docks in all
    470 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2193 Bedford Avenue Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 123 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 2699 Nostrand Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 28 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 15 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, October 2019
  • Turn calming, May 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11226
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 14
City Council district
40
Police precinct
67 and 70 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Flatbush-Erasmus
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 19 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of Bedford Avenue

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Tilden Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING W/ MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 3AM-6AM
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 6AM-2PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Tilden Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Deco, and built in 1932.

  1. Sears Roebuck & Company Department Store Designated landmark
    490 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 15 religious buildings
  • 4 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn's Brightest Starz Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  2. Norma Adams Clemons Academy School
    940 feet
  3. M.S. 246 Walt Whitman School
    1,240 feet
Show all 5
  1. Success Academy Charter School Ditmas Park Middle School
    1,240 feet
  2. Success Academy Charter School - Flatbush School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rogers/Tilden/Veronica Place Garden
    870 feet
  2. Lott Park
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Flatbush Town Hall Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Kings Theatre Theater or concert hall · listed historic place
    640 feet

Houses of worship

  1. The Universal Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  2. Pentecostal Church of God Bibleway House of worship
    1,020 feet
  3. Jehovahs Witnesses Cortelyou Rd House of worship
    1,050 feet
Show all 4
  1. Salem Missionary Baptist Church House of worship
    1,050 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Other stores

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and eight food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bedford Avenue or Tilden Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.