6th Avenue & 51st Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 51st Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Zion Presbyterian Church is 730 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 28 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1906 and 1928, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
14 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
360 feet
50 St/6 Av · B11
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 51st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 53 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 53 St R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

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

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Untitled” (2017) by Mickalene Thomas at the 53 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 50 St/6 Av, 360 feet away, for the B11.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 50 St/6 Av B11
    360 feet
    B11

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 52 St & 6 Ave 19 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 605 65th Street Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 484 43rd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019
  • Turn calming, July 2025

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
38 and 43 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (Central)
Elevation
147 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 1906 and 1928.

Trees

NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and March 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 51st Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 9AM-9:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 51st 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 TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 336958 and 337752.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 30 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1902 and 1906.

  1. Park United Presbyterian Church Parsonage Designated landmark
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools
  • 1 ambulance station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    200 feet
  2. Little Bell Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    280 feet
  3. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    290 feet
Show all 4
  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    1,090 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 40 Ambulance station
    1,010 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    590 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion Presbyterian Church Landmark
    730 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,310 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    840 feet

Supermarkets

  1. City Fresh Market Supermarket
    210 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Pioneer Supermarkets Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 51st Street or 6th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.