Avenue V & West 6th Street
Avenue V and West 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. In 2025, 228 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Old Gravesend Cemetery is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, Ave U, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Ave U, 1,160 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- Ave U N1,160 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- Ave U F1,320 feetF
- 86 St N0.3 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Edges of a South Brooklyn Sky” (2018) by Sally Gil at the Ave U station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue U/W 5 St, 970 feet away, for the B3.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue U/W 5 St B3 · Shelter970 feetB3
Next buses at this stop
- B3 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 6th Street.
- 18 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 228 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,578th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 195 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 43 and 47 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue V
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Avenue V
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of West 6th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of West 6th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 cemetery
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 095 the Gravesend School1,080 feet
- Znayka on Y Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place520 feet
- Cutinella Triangle930 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and nine 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:
- West 6th Street & Lake Place 260 feet
- Avenue V & West 7th Street 280 feet
- Avenue V & West 5th Street 280 feet
- West 6th Street & Wolf Place 410 feet
- Avenue V & Van Sicklen Street 490 feet
- West 5th Street & Lake Place 500 feet
- West 7th Street & Lake Place 540 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Corso Court 580 feet
See every intersection along Avenue V or West 6th Street.