6th Avenue & 8th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 8th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Park Slope United Methodist Church is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 46 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
7 Av
990 feet · 4 min on foot · F, G
Nearest bus stop
370 feet
9 St/6 Av · B61
Within a walk
13 places
5 religious buildings, 3 day care or pre-K sites and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 8th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av F, G
    990 feet
    F G

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …
Southbound
2 lines
  1. F …
  2. G …

Also within a walk

  1. 4 Av-9 St F, G, R
    0.3 miles
    F G R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 9 St/6 Av, 370 feet away, for the B61.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 9 St/6 Av B61
    370 feet
    B61

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 68 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 10 of them on-street corrals
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & 9 St 27 docks in all
    230 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 352 8th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person 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
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
84 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,700 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 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and February 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 8th Street (south side).

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 6th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Carshare only 2 signs CARSHARE PARKING ONLY OTHERS NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

North side of 8th 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 FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 302050, 302051 and 304653.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 21 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1886 and 1889.

  1. Public School 39 Designated landmark
    150 feet
  2. Acme Hall Designated landmark
    720 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 post office
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    110 feet
  2. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    140 feet
  3. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    210 feet
Show all 4
  1. Park Slope Little Learners Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    580 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park Slope Library Landmark
    150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    110 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,020 feet
  3. Greenwood Baptist Church Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    300 feet
  2. Older adult center at 463a 7th Street Older adult center
    930 feet
  3. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,160 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    770 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    840 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,020 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    520 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 46 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6th Avenue or 8th Street.

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