East 57th Street & Tilden Avenue
East 57th Street and Tilden Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kings Hwy/Tilden Av, is 350 feet away for the B7, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them schools, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/Tilden Av, 350 feet away, for the B7.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kings Hwy/Tilden Av B7350 feetB7
Next buses at this stop
- B7 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- E 48 St & Tilden Ave 28 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Jamaica Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 2.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 5802 Church Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 1235 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 27 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 40 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 57th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of East 57th 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 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 listed historic place
Schools and child care
- Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences School480 feet
- It Takes a Village Academy School480 feet
- Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School480 feet
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- Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy School780 feet
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green School780 feet
- Flatbush SDA School1,000 feet
- Youngermusik Preschool, ages 2 to 51,130 feet
- I.S. 285 Meyer Levin School1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Robinson, John Roosevelt Jackie" Listed historic place1,170 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- East 58th Street & Tilden Avenue 260 feet
- Kings Highway & Tilden Avenue 280 feet
- East 59th Street & Tilden Avenue 520 feet
- East 55th Street & Tilden Avenue 540 feet
- East 57th Street & Beverley Road 680 feet
- East 57th Street & Snyder Avenue 710 feet
- Kings Highway & Snyder Avenue 750 feet
- East 54th Street & Tilden Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along East 57th Street or Tilden Avenue.