Tillary Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Tillary Street and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway meet at a three-way junction in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 53 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Arbor Place is 410 feet away. The nearest subway, DeKalb Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and eight subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, seven of them schools, and nine places to eat. About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2005 and 2013, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is DeKalb Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 3 lines at the nearest station
- 8 lines within a ten-minute walk
- DeKalb Av B, Q, R0.4 milesB Q R
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
3 lines- B …
- Q …
- R …
Southbound
3 lines- B …
- Q …
- R …
Also within a walk
- Jay St-MetroTech A, C, F, R0.4 milesA C F R
- Hoyt St 2, 30.5 miles2 3
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Masstransiscope” (1980) by Bill Brand and “DeKalb Improvisation” (2005) by Stephen Johnson at the DeKalb Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Gold St/Tillary St, 360 feet away, for the B57 and B62.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Gold St/Tillary St B57, B62360 feetB57 B62
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B62 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Johnson St & Gold St 41 docks in all820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 590 feet by car along the streets.
- 160 Johnson Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 152 Ashland Place Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 53 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11201
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 35
- Police precinct
- 84 and 88 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 3,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2005 and 2013.
Since 2014 at least 86 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists two works near this corner, the nearest at Flatbush Avenue Extension.
- Pageant Sculpture by Brian Tolle, 2017590 feet
- McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial Stele, 1919780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwenty public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 schools
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 parks
- 2 gardens
- 1 community center
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Changing Tomorrow Child Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5590 feet
- Brooklyn International High School1,150 feet
- Creators Academy School1,150 feet
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- Science Skills Center High School for Science, Technology and the Creative Arts School1,150 feet
- City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology School1,150 feet
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School1,150 feet
- Bright Horizons Children's Centers Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,230 feet
- Brooklyn Bureau Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
- Community Roots Charter Middle School1,310 feet
- P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Arbor Place Park410 feet
- Commodore Barry Park720 feet
- McLaughlin Park870 feet
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- Golconda Playground890 feet
- Garden of Eden - Ingersoll Houses (NYCHA) Garden980 feet
- Bridge Plaza Community Garden1,290 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at Avalon Fort Greene Public space770 feet
Houses of worship
- Open Door Church House of worship1,260 feet
Community centers and public services
- Ingersoll Community Center1,060 feet
Fire and police
- Brooklyn Borough Command/Division 11/Battalion 31/Engine 207/Ladder 110 Fire station330 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Gold Organic Farm Supermarket280 feet
- NYC Fresh Market Supermarket1,020 feet
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- City Point Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Tillary Street & Fleet Walk 240 feet
- Gold Street & Tillary Street 270 feet
- Navy Walk & Fleet Walk 390 feet
- Johnson Street & Prince Street 470 feet
- Navy Street & Tillary Street 610 feet
- Johnson Street & Hudson Walk 630 feet
- Tillary Street & Flatbush Avenue Extension 640 feet
- Navy Street & Navy Walk 650 feet
See every intersection along Brooklyn-Queens Expressway or Tillary Street.