Avenue Y & East 6th Street
Avenue Y and East 6th Street meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Young Israel of Sheepshead Bay is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/Hubbard St, is 970 feet away for the B36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Hubbard St, 970 feet away, for the B36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Hubbard St B36970 feetB36
Next buses at this stop
- B36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & East 6th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 2624 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,210 feet
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 60 and 61 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2019 and October 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Avenue Y
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 6th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 6th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Five Stars Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K710 feet
- Ahi Ezer Early Childhood Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
- Ahi Ezer Preschool School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5890 feet
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- Yeled Vyalda Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5890 feet
- Ahi Ezer Yeshiva School1,110 feet
- Wonder Land P.a Preschool · Pre-K1,130 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Sheepshead Bay House of worship710 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Y & Hubbard Street 250 feet
- East 6th Street & Manhattan Court 270 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue Y 390 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue Y 510 feet
- East 6th Street & Brighton Court 520 feet
- Hubbard Street & Parkway Court 520 feet
- Hubbard Street & Ocean Court 770 feet
- East 7th Street & Gerald Court 770 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Y or East 6th Street.