6th Avenue & 1st Street
The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 1st Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 321 William Penn is 720 feet away. The nearest subway, Union St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and 50 places to eat. About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1901 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Union St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- Union St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Southbound
1 line- R …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “CommUnion” (1994) by Emmett Wigglesworth at the Union St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/Garfield Pl, 950 feet away, for the B63.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 5 Av/Garfield Pl B63950 feetB63
Next buses at this stop
- B63 …
Cycling
- 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 1 St & 6 Ave 35 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 300 Bergen Street Gas station1 mile
- 510 5th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 4 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 October 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
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,400 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 1st Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 1st Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 6th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 6th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 321 William Penn School720 feet
- The Berkley Carroll Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5790 feet
- Strong Place for Hope Day Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- St Francis Xavier Church House of worship670 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch810 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket0.3 miles
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 50 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 6th Avenue & 2nd Street 260 feet
- 6th Avenue & Garfield Place 260 feet
- 6th Avenue & 3rd Street 520 feet
- Carroll Street & 6th Avenue 570 feet
- 7th Avenue & 1st Street 770 feet
- 5th Avenue & 1st Street 780 feet
- 6th Avenue & 4th Street 780 feet
- President Street & 6th Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 1st Street or 6th Avenue.