East 52nd Street & Tilden Avenue
East 52nd Street and Tilden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Universal Church is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Tilden Av, is 580 feet away for the B46, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 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, 580 feet away, for the B46.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Tilden Av B46580 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- E 48 St & Tilden Ave 28 docks in all1,090 feet
By car
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
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
- 31 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 52nd Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 52nd Street
- No parking 10 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 listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Oholei Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5750 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School860 feet
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- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School860 feet
- Faces of the Future Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tilden Playground870 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Robinson, John Roosevelt Jackie" Listed historic place310 feet
- Rugby Library740 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship780 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 310/Ladder 174 Fire station960 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 51st Street & Tilden Avenue 260 feet
- East 53rd Street & Tilden Avenue 270 feet
- Utica Avenue & Tilden Avenue 540 feet
- East 54th Street & Tilden Avenue 540 feet
- East 52nd Street & Beverley Road 680 feet
- East 52nd Street & Snyder Avenue 710 feet
- East 55th Street & Tilden Avenue 800 feet
- East 49th Street & Tilden Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along East 52nd Street or Tilden Avenue.