East 6th Street & Avenue D

East 6th Street and Avenue D meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Riis II Community Center is 240 feet away, and Police Service Area #4 is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue D/E 6 St, is 110 feet away for the M14D SBS. Within a five-minute walk are 36 public places, 12 of them gardens, and 20 places to eat.

Safety record
14 hurt
9 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Avenue D/E 6 St · M14D SBS
Within a walk
36 places
12 gardens, 11 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 6th Street & Avenue D Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue D/E 6 St, 110 feet away, for the M14D SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue D/E 6 St M14D SBS
    110 feet
    M14D SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. M14D SBS …

Live arrivals

Avenue D carries a bus lane, 6am to 7pm, every day.

Cycling

  • 52 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 6 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 6 St & Ave D 45 docks in all
    100 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.1 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 14 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
10 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 4,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Wald development.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 44 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2022 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue D

  • No standing 12 signs NO STANDING 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Avenue D

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 6AM-7PM ALL DAYS

North side of East 6th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 6th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 105589.

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1908 and 1923.

  1. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    560 feet
  2. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    760 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 36 public places.

  • 12 gardens
  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 parks
  • 2 community centers
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 6 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    410 feet
  2. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    860 feet
  3. P.S. 188 the Island School
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Orchard Alley Garden
    650 feet
  2. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    710 feet
  3. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    710 feet
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  1. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    790 feet
  2. John V. Lindsay East River Park
    930 feet
  3. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    950 feet
  4. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    970 feet
  5. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    990 feet
  6. Dry Dock Playground
    1,040 feet
  7. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    1,110 feet
  8. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    1,200 feet
  9. Wald Playground
    1,220 feet
  10. 6BC Botanical Garden
    1,220 feet
  11. Secret Garden
    1,250 feet
  12. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    1,250 feet
  13. 9th St Community Garden Park
    1,300 feet
  14. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    1,300 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    310 feet
  2. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    540 feet
  3. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    590 feet
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  1. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    1,080 feet
  3. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Riis II Community Center
    240 feet
  2. Older adult center at 12 Avenue D Older adult center
    960 feet
  3. Dry Dock Pool Swimming pool
    1,100 feet
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  1. Community center at Riis Community center
    1,170 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    1,070 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    1,260 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and 14 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue D or East 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, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.