5th Avenue & 6th Street

The four-way crossing of 5th Avenue and 6th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. J.J. Byrne Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 4 Av-9 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the F, G and R. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 61 places to eat.

Safety record
5 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
4 Av-9 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, G, R
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
5 Av/5 St · B63
Within a walk
20 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
5th Avenue & 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 4 Av-9 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.3 miles
    F G R

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
3 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
  3. R …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/5 St, 170 feet away, for the B63.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/5 St B63
    170 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 5th Avenue.

  • 81 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 7 St & 5 Ave 26 docks in all
    300 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 17th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 5 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, April 2022

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
44 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

West side of 5th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of 6th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 6th Street

  • No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306422 and 336769.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1856 and 1857.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. M.S. 51 William Alexander School
    600 feet
  2. Juguemos a Cantar Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    700 feet
  3. Regina's Playschool Pre-K
    790 feet
Show all 8
  1. Let's Play and Learn Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    940 feet
  2. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,090 feet
  3. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,140 feet
  4. Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,300 feet
  5. The Maurice Sendak Community School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Washington Park
    560 feet
  2. J.J. Byrne Playground
    660 feet
  3. Washington Skate Park
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Old Stone House of Brooklyn Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  2. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    1,100 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,140 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Van Brunt Post Office
    820 feet
  2. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    1,250 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 239 Fire station
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    520 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    770 feet
  3. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    400 feet
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Associated Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,100 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,170 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 61 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 5th Avenue or 6th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.