6th Avenue & 52nd Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 52nd Street is in Sunset Park (Central), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow is 540 feet away. The nearest subway, 53 St, is about six minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 31 places to eat. About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1909 and 1924, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
7 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
53 St
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
620 feet
50 St/6 Av · B11
Within a walk
15 places
5 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 52nd 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 six 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, 620 feet away, for the B11.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B11 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 30 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
    50 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
    2.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Turn calming, December 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2019

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
145 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 1909 and 1924.

Trees

NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2018 and June 2021; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 52nd 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 THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 52nd 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 FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 6th Avenue

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

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 337750 and 338071.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Worldtots Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet
  2. Little Bell Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  3. P.S. 094 the Henry Longfellow School
    540 feet
Show all 6
  1. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School Upper School
    1,030 feet
  2. Franklin Career Institute Trade or language school
    1,270 feet
  3. Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rainbow Playground
    830 feet

Health care

  1. EMS Station 40 Ambulance station
    1,270 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sunset Park Historic District Listed historic place
    850 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Zion Presbyterian Church House of worship
    980 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 475 53rd Street Older adult center
    1,050 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,040 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 places to eat and 25 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 52nd 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, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.