6th Avenue & 12th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 12th 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. It is 820 feet to 6/15 Green Community Garden. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about six minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and 41 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
870 feet
9 St/6 Av · B61
Within a walk
15 places
5 day care or pre-K sites, 5 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 12th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av F, G
    0.3 miles
    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
    0.4 miles
    F G R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 St/6 Av, 870 feet away, for the B61.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 8 of them on-street corrals
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & 12 St 29 docks in all
    30 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet

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. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.

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
100 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1899 and 1921.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 12th Street

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

South side of 12th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 303516 and 309549.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 24 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Romanesque Revival, and mostly built between 1886 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 day care or pre-K sites
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    230 feet
  2. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    450 feet
  3. Park Slope Little Learners Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    460 feet
Show all 6
  1. Maven Valley Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    530 feet
  2. Brooklyn Sandbox Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    930 feet
  3. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 6/15 Green Community Garden
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park Slope Library
    1,000 feet
  2. Public School 39 Listed historic place
    1,180 feet

Houses of worship

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

Community centers and public services

  1. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,310 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,240 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,320 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 41 places to eat and 14 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 12th 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.