6th Avenue & Ovington Avenue

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and Ovington Avenue is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Leif Ericson Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest subway, Bay Ridge Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bay Ridge Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
40 feet
Ovington Av/6 Av · B64
Within a walk
4 places
2 religious buildings, 1 park and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & Ovington Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bay Ridge Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  1. Bay Ridge Av R
    0.4 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Bay Ridge
1 line
  1. R …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Strata” (2017) by Katy Fischer at the Bay Ridge Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Ovington Av/6 Av, 40 feet away, for the B64.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Ovington Av/6 Av B64
    40 feet
    B64

Next buses at this stop

  1. B64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 6th Avenue.

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 6 Ave & 74 St 12 docks in all
    870 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at 7th Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 605 65th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 6401 6th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes 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 a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
68 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

North side of Ovington Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of Ovington Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307722 and 309263.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 park
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Ralph A. Fabrizio School
    510 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Leif Ericson Park
    1,060 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    1,090 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Emporium Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 13 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6th Avenue or Ovington Avenue.

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