Schenectady Avenue & Tilden Avenue
Schenectady Avenue and Tilden Avenue meet at a three-way junction in East Flatbush-Rugby, Brooklyn, at the edge of Holy Cross Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Rugby Library is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utica Av/Tilden Av, is 820 feet away for the B46, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, six of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utica Av/Tilden Av, 820 feet away, for the B46.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utica Av/Tilden Av B46820 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 all320 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 chargers0.9 miles
- 1389 Rockaway Parkway Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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; the corner is on the edge of the Holy Cross Cemetery area
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1928.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2019 and March 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Schenectady Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
North side of Tilden Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
South side of Tilden Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Apple Tree Learning Center School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tilden Playground320 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Rugby Library900 feet
Houses of worship
- Universal Church House of worship970 feet
- Rugby Congregational Church Listed historic place1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
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 nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- East 48th Street & Tilden Avenue 280 feet
- East 49th Street & Tilden Avenue 530 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Beverley Road 680 feet
- Schenectady Avenue & Snyder Avenue 710 feet
- Utica Avenue & Tilden Avenue 810 feet
- East 48th Street & Beverley Road 940 feet
- East 48th Street & Snyder Avenue 970 feet
- East 46th Street & Snyder Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along Schenectady Avenue or Tilden Avenue.