86th Street & West 6th Street

The three-way junction of 86th Street and West 6th Street is in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Marlboro Community Center is 980 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
86 St
740 feet · 3 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
86 St/Van Sicklen St · B1, B4
Within a walk
10 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
86th Street & West 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 86 St, 740 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St N
    740 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. Ave X F
    810 feet
    F
  2. Ave U F
    0.4 miles
    F

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cerebration” (2018) by Karen Margolis at the 86 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Van Sicklen St, 120 feet away, for the B1 and B4.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 86 St/Van Sicklen St B1, B4
    120 feet
    B1 B4

Next buses at this stop

  1. B1 …
  2. B4 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 86th Street and West 6th Street.

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 2965 86th Street Gas station
    730 feet
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, June 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2021

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 15
City Council district
47
Police precinct
60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 86th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of West 6th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of West 6th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 schools
  • 1 cemetery
  • 1 community center
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bambi Academy School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    530 feet
  2. Big Apple Institute School
    580 feet
  3. Big Apple Academy Elementary School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 5
    800 feet
Show all 4
  1. Big Apple Institute Site 2 School
    860 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Cutinella Triangle
    210 feet
  2. Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Coney Island Yard Gatehouse (Dual System BMT) Listed historic place
    1,070 feet
  2. Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop (Dual System BMT) Listed historic place
    1,130 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Marlboro Community Center
    980 feet
  2. Older adult center at 2298 West 8th Street Older adult center
    980 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    760 feet
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and 13 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 86th Street or West 6th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.