6th Avenue & 18th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 18th Street is in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts is 390 feet away, and 6/15 Green Community Garden is 1,220 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, seven of them schools, and 19 places to eat.

Safety record
6 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
800 feet
7 Av/18 St · B67, B69
Within a walk
24 places
7 schools, 6 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 18th 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 seven minutes on foot.

  1. Prospect Av R
    0.4 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

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

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/18 St, 800 feet away, for the B67 and B69.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av/18 St B67, B69
    800 feet
    B67 B69

Next buses at this stop

  1. B67 …
  2. B69 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & 21 St 27 docks in all
    720 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1,090 feet by car along the streets.

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

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
39
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)
Elevation
119 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 8 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 106 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 41 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and January 2021, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 18th Street

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

South side of 18th Street

  • No parking 13 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 6 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts School
    390 feet
  2. P.S. 295 School
    390 feet
  3. J.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget School
    660 feet
Show all 11
  1. P.S. K053 School
    660 feet
  2. Bumblebees R US Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
  3. Hellenic Classical Charter School
    920 feet
  4. Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope School
    920 feet
  5. Prospect Kids Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    950 feet
  6. Child care center at 646 5th Avenue School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    960 feet
  7. Brooklyn Sandbox Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,070 feet
  8. Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology School
    1,250 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Slope Park Playground
    50 feet
  2. Purple Playground
    310 feet
  3. Detective Joseph Mayrose Park
    380 feet
Show all 5
  1. Butterfly Gardens Garden
    930 feet
  2. 6/15 Green Community Garden
    1,220 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Hall Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John St Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    700 feet
  2. St John Evangelist Church House of worship
    1,250 feet

Community centers and public services

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

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 18th 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.