East 53rd Street & Tilden Avenue
East 53rd Street and Tilden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rugby Library is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Tilden Av, is 850 feet away for the B46, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Tilden Av, 850 feet away, for the B46.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Tilden Av B46850 feetB46
Next buses at this stop
- B46 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- E 48 St & Tilden Ave 28 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
- 1141 Utica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
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
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 June 2020 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 53rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
West side of East 53rd 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 listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 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 5480 feet
- Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K480 feet
- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School590 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tilden Playground1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Robinson, John Roosevelt Jackie" Listed historic place100 feet
- Rugby Library1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 310/Ladder 174 Fire station1,230 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 52nd Street & Tilden Avenue 270 feet
- East 54th Street & Tilden Avenue 270 feet
- East 51st Street & Tilden Avenue 530 feet
- East 55th Street & Tilden Avenue 530 feet
- East 53rd Street & Beverley Road 680 feet
- East 53rd Street & Snyder Avenue 710 feet
- Kings Highway & Tilden Avenue 790 feet
- Utica Avenue & Tilden Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along East 53rd Street or Tilden Avenue.