6th Avenue & 78th Street
The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 78th Street is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and is also named Thomas Francis Wise 9/11 Memorial Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. McKinley Park is 1,280 feet away. The nearest subway, 77 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 77 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 77 St R0.4 milesR
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- R …
Bay Ridge
1 line- R …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 7 Av Service Rd South/77 St, 710 feet away, for the B70.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 7 Av Service Rd South/77 St B70710 feetB70
Next buses at this stop
- B70 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 6th Avenue.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 6 Ave & 78 St 12 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Fort Hamilton Parkway & Gowanus Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 8202 7th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 8501 5th Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11209
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 68
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Ridge
- Elevation
- 66 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Thomas Francis Wise 9/11 Memorial Way, a co-naming enacted on December 21, 2004 (Local Law 63 of 2004).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Thomas Francis Wise 9/11 Memorial Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 6th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 6th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of 78th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 78th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Dan Ross Playground1,140 feet
- McKinley Park1,280 feet
Houses of worship
- Bay Ridge United Presbyterian Church House of worship770 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.3 miles
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 15 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 6th Avenue & 77th Street 280 feet
- 6th Avenue & 79th Street 280 feet
- 7th Avenue & 78th Street 550 feet
- 6th Avenue & 76th Street 560 feet
- 6th Avenue & 80th Street 560 feet
- 7th Avenue & 79th Street at Gowanus Expressway 780 feet
- 7th Avenue & 77th Street 830 feet
- 6th Avenue & 81st Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 6th Avenue or 78th Street.