Kent Avenue & North 6th Street

Kent Avenue and North 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. North Williamsburg Ferry Landing is 790 feet away, and Bushwick Inlet Playground is 1,000 feet away. The nearest subway, Bedford Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the L. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 35 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

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Kent Avenue & North 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bedford Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.

  1. Bedford Av L
    0.3 miles
    L

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. L …
Outbound
1 line
  1. L …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “No Less Than Everything Comes Together” (2021) by Marcel Dzama at the Bedford Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kent Av/N 6 St, 60 feet away, for the B32.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kent Av/N 6 St B32
    60 feet
    B32

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kent Avenue and North 6th Street.

  • 65 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Kent Ave & N 7 St 79 docks in all
    290 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at Marcy Avenue & Hope Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 256 McGuinness Boulevard Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 111 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    350 feet
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

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

  • 7 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 January 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Accessible pedestrian signal, March 2026

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33
Police precinct
94
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
15 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 3,900 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 2007 and 2016.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Kent Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

West side of Kent Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 2AM-5AM
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY 8AM - NOON

North side of North 6th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of North 6th Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 parks
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 ferry landing
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kindercare Education Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    370 feet
  2. Bright Horizons Children's Centers Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    690 feet
  3. Bright Horizons at Kent Avenue Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2 · Pre-K
    690 feet
Show all 4
  1. MS Lam Montessori School
    740 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. North 5th Street Pier and Park
    280 feet
  2. Marsha P. Johnson State Park
    310 feet
  3. Bushwick Inlet Park
    810 feet
Show all 4
  1. Bushwick Inlet Playground
    1,000 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at The Edge Public space
    30 feet
  2. Public space at 184 Kent Avenue Public space
    600 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Austin, Nichols & Company Warehouse Listed historic place
    910 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bushwick Inlet Park Recreation Center
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    650 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Brooklyn Harvest Market Supermarket
    250 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    880 feet
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    80 feet
  2. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other places

  1. North Williamsburg Ferry Landing
    790 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 35 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

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