East 48th Street & Tilden Avenue
East 48th Street and Tilden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Tilden Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Tilden Av, is 540 feet away for the B46, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, five of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Tilden Av, 540 feet away, for the B46.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Tilden Av B46540 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 48 St & Tilden Ave 28 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 581 Clarkson Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11203
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 17
- City Council district
- 45
- Police precinct
- 67
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East Flatbush-Rugby
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 48th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 48th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Tilden Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Tilden Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Apple Tree Daycare Ac Preschool, ages 2 to 51,080 feet
- Faces of the Future Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
- Apple Tree Learning Center School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tilden Playground50 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rugby Library620 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship700 feet
- Rugby Congregational Church Listed historic place1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket1,310 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- East 49th Street & Tilden Avenue 260 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Tilden Avenue 280 feet
- Utica Avenue & Tilden Avenue 540 feet
- East 48th Street & Beverley Road 680 feet
- East 48th Street & Snyder Avenue 710 feet
- East 51st Street & Tilden Avenue 820 feet
- East 49th Street & Beverley Road 940 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Beverley Road 950 feet
See every intersection along East 48th Street or Tilden Avenue.