6th Avenue & Prospect Place

The four-way crossing of 6th Avenue and Prospect Place is in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Church of God stands 360 feet away, and Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about two minutes on foot, and ten subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 22 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 92 places to eat.

Safety record
4 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bergen St
590 feet · 2 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
450 feet
Flatbush Av/Saint Marks Av · B41, B67
Within a walk
22 places
8 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
6th Avenue & Prospect Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 590 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 10 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    590 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. 7 Av B, Q
    1,090 feet
    B Q
  2. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    0.3 miles
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flatbush Av/Saint Marks Av, 450 feet away, for the B41 and B67.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flatbush Av/Saint Marks Av B41, B67
    450 feet
    B41 B67

Next buses at this stop

  1. B41 …
  2. B67 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Pl & 6 Ave 25 docks in all
    40 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 535 Carlton Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 6
City Council district
39
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Prospect Heights
Elevation
65 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 2,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 4 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 4 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and August 2023; 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 8:30am to 7pm on Prospect Place (south side).

East side of 6th Avenue

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

West side of 6th Avenue

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

North side of Prospect Place

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306436, 313433, 327876 and 336142.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 386 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1871 and 1882.

  1. The Carleton Club Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. Church of God Designated landmark
    360 feet
  3. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church School Designated landmark
    450 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 public places.

  • 8 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bpos of Park Slope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    500 feet
  2. Eladia's Kids Parent Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    510 feet
  3. M.S. K266 - Park Place Community Middle School
    610 feet
Show all 10
  1. P.S. K077 School
    610 feet
  2. Wonderforest Nature Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    950 feet
  3. Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity School
    1,010 feet
  4. Design Works High School
    1,010 feet
  5. Kids-Centric - Helen Owen Carey CDC School
    1,190 feet
  6. The Nook Park Slope Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,250 feet
  7. P.S. 282 Park Slope School
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dean Playground
    820 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Heights Historic District Listed historic place
    1,310 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Augustine RC Church Landmark
    320 feet
  2. Sixth Ave Baptist Church House of worship
    1,010 feet
  3. Dean St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Fire and police

  1. 78th Precinct Police station
    740 feet
  2. Engine 219/Ladder 105 Fire station
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Park Slope Food Coop Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    830 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    0.3 miles
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 92 places to eat and ten food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6th Avenue or Prospect Place.

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