6th Avenue & 15th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 15th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. It is 50 feet to 6/15 Green Community Garden. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, 13 of them day care or pre-K sites, and 42 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
880 feet
7 Av/15 St · B67, B69
Within a walk
22 places
13 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 15th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Prospect Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av R
    0.4 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av F, G
    0.4 miles
    F G
  2. 15 St-Prospect Park F, G
    0.5 miles
    F G

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Duration” (2017) by Monika Bravo at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 7 Av/15 St, 880 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/15 St B67, B69
    880 feet
    B67 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 15th Street.

  • 43 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  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 four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 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 January 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
72 and 78 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
112 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.

Trees

NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2021; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 15th Street

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

South side of 15th Street

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

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302858 and 338621.

Landmarks and historic districts

Sixteen buildings within 820 feet 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

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 13 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Brooklyn Sandbox Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    150 feet
  2. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    560 feet
  3. Maven Valley Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    790 feet
Show all 13
  1. Giocare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    820 feet
  2. Park Slope Schoolhouse Child Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    860 feet
  3. Slope Collective Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  4. Chickpeas Childcare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    950 feet
  5. Honeydew Drop Playhouse Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    970 feet
  6. Honeydew Nook Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    970 feet
  7. Bumblebees R US Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,080 feet
  8. Prospect Kids Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,150 feet
  9. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,220 feet
  10. Park Slope Little Learners Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,240 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. 6/15 Green Community Garden
    50 feet
  2. Detective Joseph Mayrose Park
    860 feet
  3. Purple Playground
    940 feet
Show all 4
  1. Slope Park Playground
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Hall Listed historic place
    910 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church House of worship
    260 feet
  2. St John St Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 283 Prospect Avenue Older adult center
    820 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and eight food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 15th Street or 6th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, 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.