6th Avenue & 65th Street at Gowanus Expressway

The five-way junction of 6th Avenue, 65th Street and Gowanus Expressway is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Millennium Playground is 860 feet away. The nearest subway, 8 Av, is about six minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
8 Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
930 feet
5 Av/66 St · B63
Within a walk
7 places
5 religious buildings, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 65th Street at Gowanus Expressway Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 8 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av N
    0.3 miles
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. Bay Ridge Av R
    0.5 miles
    R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “MADE WITH LOVE” (2019) by Olalekan Jeyifous at the 8 Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/66 St, 930 feet away, for the B63.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/66 St B63
    930 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 St & Erik Pl 25 docks in all
    770 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 605 65th Street Gas station
    390 feet
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    300 feet
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11220
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 10
City Council district
38 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
68
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bay Ridge
Elevation
63 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • Three of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 45 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and May 2021; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 65th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 65th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    280 feet
  2. Millennium Playground
    860 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Bay Ridge Christian Center House of worship
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fei Long Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. EZ Fresh Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 65th Street, 6th Avenue, Erik Place or Gowanus Expressway.

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 Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.