6th Avenue & 13th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 13th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Prospect Park YMCA is 1,180 feet away, and St John St Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church is 1,190 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, six of them day care or pre-K sites, and 39 places to eat.

Safety record
2 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
860 feet
7 Av/13 St · B67, B69
Within a walk
13 places
6 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 13th 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 seven 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
    0.5 miles
    F G R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/13 St, 860 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/13 St B67, B69
    860 feet
    B67 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 40 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.5 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
    930 feet

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.

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
103 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 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 1931.

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

Trees

NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 13th 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 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 13th 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 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 300955 and 331508.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 26 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne, and mostly built between 1887 and 1890.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    40 feet
  2. Maven Valley Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    270 feet
  3. Brooklyn Sandbox Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet
Show all 6
  1. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    710 feet
  2. Park Slope Little Learners Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    720 feet
  3. Slope Collective Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,120 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 6/15 Green Community Garden
    560 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park Slope Library
    1,260 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church House of worship
    340 feet
  2. St John St Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    1,180 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    840 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 39 places to eat and ten 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 13th 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.