6th Avenue & 9th Street

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and 9th Street is in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Park Slope Library is 220 feet away. The nearest subway, 7 Av, is about three minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 47 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 9th Street.

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

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & 9th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 7 Av, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 7 Av F, G
    750 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, 130 feet away, for the B61.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B61 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 9th Street.

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

Nearest bike-share station

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

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.7 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
    0.3 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.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 5 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, January 2015

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
89 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes

Homes

About 2,800 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 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the littleleaf linden and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 15 different rules
  • 7 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2016 and March 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 6th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 6th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of 9th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 9th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 301575, 302052, 310588 and 335477.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are two Individual Landmarks, and 26 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Queen Anne. They were mostly built between 1885 and 1889.

  1. Public School 39 Designated landmark
    370 feet
  2. Acme Hall Designated landmark
    700 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Beansprouts Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    200 feet
  2. Park Slope Little Learners Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    320 feet
  3. P.S. 039 Henry Bristow School
    400 feet
Show all 5
  1. Beansprouts of Brooklyn Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    480 feet
  2. Maven Valley Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Park Slope Library Landmark
    220 feet
  2. William B. Cronyn House Listed historic place
    1,290 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Park Slope United Methodist Church House of worship
    340 feet
  2. All Saints Episcopal Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Prospect Park YMCA Recreation center
    240 feet
  2. Van Brunt Post Office
    1,130 feet
  3. Older adult center at 463a 7th Street Older adult center
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    810 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    460 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,160 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6th Avenue or 9th Street.

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