Dean Street & 6th Avenue

Dean Street and 6th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 31 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The Engine 219/Ladder 105 firehouse is 140 feet away, and St Augustine RC Church is 1,170 feet away. The nearest subway, Bergen St, is about a minute on foot, and 11 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, five of them religious buildings, and 109 places to eat.

Safety record
13 hurt
31 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bergen St
360 feet · 1 min on foot · 2, 3
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Dean St/Flatbush Av · B65
Within a walk
16 places
5 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Dean Street & 6th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bergen St, 360 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 11 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bergen St 2, 3
    360 feet
    2 3

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …
Outbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 3 …

Also within a walk

  1. Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, R
    1,170 feet
    2 3 4 5 B D N Q R
  2. 7 Av B, Q
    0.3 miles
    B Q

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Dean St/Flatbush Av, 310 feet away, for the B65.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Dean St/Flatbush Av B65
    310 feet
    B65

Next buses at this stop

  1. B65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Dean Street.

  • 103 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 2 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Bergen St & Flatbush Ave 33 docks in all
    630 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at Navy Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 300 Bergen Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 535 Carlton Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1,030 feet
  3. 28-17 42nd Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 31 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 6 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11217
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 8
City Council district
35
Police precinct
78
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Park Slope
Elevation
56 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 749 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
  • 33 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 6th Avenue

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

West side of 6th Avenue

  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING FIRE ZONE
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of Dean Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

South side of Dean Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING FIRE ZONE

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 133 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Italianate, and mostly built between 1869 and 1889.

  1. The Carleton Club Designated landmark
    680 feet
  2. St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church Rectory Designated landmark
    790 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 fire station
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Wonderforest Nature Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    100 feet
  2. Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity School
    160 feet
  3. Design Works High School
    160 feet
Show all 4
  1. Eladia's Kids Parent Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    970 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Dean Playground
    200 feet
  2. South Oxford Park Playground
    1,020 feet
  3. South Oxford Park
    1,030 feet
Show all 4
  1. Brooklyn Bears/Pacific Street Garden
    1,060 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. Barclays Center Stadium or arena
    770 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Dean St Baptist Church House of worship
    300 feet
  2. St Augustine RC Church House of worship
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 219/Ladder 105 Fire station
    140 feet
  2. 78th Precinct Police station
    260 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,000 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Atlantic Center Shopping center
    680 feet
  2. Atlantic Terminal Shopping center
    1,290 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 109 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6th Avenue or Dean 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, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.