6th Avenue & 10th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 10th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park YMCA is 410 feet away, and P.S. 039 Henry Bristow is 660 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 52 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
9 St/6 Av · B61
Within a walk
12 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 10th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av F, G
    990 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.3 miles
    F G R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 St/6 Av, 350 feet away, for the B61.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 St/6 Av B61
    350 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 70 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 10 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & 9 St 27 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

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
93 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,900 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 1920.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and February 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 10th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 10th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 6th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 6th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301537, 301575, 310588 and 335475.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 25 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as neo-Grec with alterations. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1887.

  1. Public School 39 Designated landmark
    610 feet
  2. Acme Hall Designated landmark
    780 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 post office
  • 1 recreation center
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  2. Park Slope Little Learners Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    60 feet
  3. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    660 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    730 feet
  2. Maven Valley Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,050 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park Slope Library Landmark
    480 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    600 feet
  2. Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    410 feet
  2. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,260 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    790 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,070 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    720 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    910 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 52 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 10th Street or 6th Avenue.

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