Avenue Z & East 6th Street
Avenue Z and East 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 17 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. P.S. 209 Margaret Mead is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue Z/Hubbard St, is 190 feet away for the B36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Avenue Z/Hubbard St, 190 feet away, for the B36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Avenue Z/Hubbard St B36190 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 3003 Coney Island Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 17 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Avenue Z
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Avenue Z
- Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of East 6th Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 6th Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Lev Torah School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5610 feet
- Mommy Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5650 feet
- Five Stars Childcare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K680 feet
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- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School810 feet
- Neshama 1 Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,000 feet
Health care
- EMS Station 43 Ambulance station760 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Sheepshead Bay House of worship680 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six food stores.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Avenue Z & Hubbard Street 250 feet
- East 6th Street & Brighton Court 270 feet
- East 7th Street & Avenue Z 510 feet
- East 6th Street & Manhattan Court 520 feet
- Ocean Parkway & Avenue Z 640 feet
- East 7th Street & Kathleen Place 770 feet
- Avenue Y & East 6th Street 780 feet
- East 7th Street & Manor Court 800 feet
See every intersection along Avenue Z or East 6th Street.