East 49th Street & Tilden Avenue
East 49th Street and Tilden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Universal Church is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Tilden Av, is 280 feet away for the B46, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, six of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Tilden Av, 280 feet away, for the B46.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Tilden Av B46280 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- E 48 St & Tilden Ave 28 docks in all270 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway westbound at Prospect Avenue & Prospect Expressway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.3 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 49th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 49th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Tilden Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- 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.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Faces of the Future Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tilden Playground50 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rugby Library360 feet
- Robinson, John Roosevelt Jackie" Listed historic place1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship440 feet
- Rugby Congregational Church Listed historic place820 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 48th Street & Tilden Avenue 260 feet
- Utica Avenue & Tilden Avenue 280 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Tilden Avenue 530 feet
- East 51st Street & Tilden Avenue 560 feet
- East 49th Street & Beverley Road 680 feet
- East 49th Street & Snyder Avenue 710 feet
- East 52nd Street & Tilden Avenue 820 feet
- East 48th Street & Beverley Road 940 feet
See every intersection along East 49th Street or Tilden Avenue.