Berry Street & South 6th Street

Berry Street and South 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Smith, Gray & Company Building, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, three of them playgrounds, and 44 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
410 feet
Broadway/Wythe Av · B32, Q59
Within a walk
15 places
3 playgrounds, 3 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Berry Street & South 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Broadway/Wythe Av, 410 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 16 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Broadway/Wythe Av B32, Q59
    410 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Berry Street.

  • 77 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 7 of them on-street corrals
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Berry St 34 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 247 Union Avenue Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.4 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three 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 May 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
34
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 74 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Berry Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Berry Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

North side of South 6th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM

South side of South 6th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built between 1868 and 1870.

  1. Smith, Gray & Company Building Designated landmark
    210 feet
  2. Kings County Savings Bank Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 playgrounds
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    390 feet
  2. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    620 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    920 feet
Show all 4
  1. C'E Montessori School
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Epiphany Playground
    820 feet
  2. Berry Playground
    840 feet
  3. Berry Street Garden
    970 feet
Show all 5
  1. Domino Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Bedford Playground
    1,150 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    510 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space
    1,140 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,000 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and nine food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Berry Street or South 6th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.