Kings Highway & West 6th Street

Kings Highway and West 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Highlawn Post Office is 110 feet away. The nearest subway, Kings Hwy, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
12 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
420 feet · 2 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
70 feet
Kings Hwy/W 6 St · B82
Within a walk
6 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Kings Highway & West 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 420 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy N
    420 feet
    N

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. N …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. N …

Also within a walk

  1. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F
  2. Bay Pkwy N
    0.5 miles
    N

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/W 6 St, 70 feet away, for the B82.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Kings Hwy/W 6 St B82
    70 feet
    B82

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 6th Street.

  • 38 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & Bay Parkway at Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1626 Stillwell Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 1763 86th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 7 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11223
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 11
City Council district
43
Police precinct
62
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Gravesend (West)
Elevation
25 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Homestead' elm and the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 43 signs on these blocks
  • 18 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and October 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on West 6th Street (west side).

North side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 2PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-2PM

South side of Kings Highway

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM SATURDAY 8AM-7PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM

East side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311486, 315461, 315993 and 318501.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Future Scholars Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,100 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,220 feet
  3. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,270 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ketchum Triangle
    880 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highlawn Post Office
    110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. West 6 Fruits & Vegetable Store Supermarket
    160 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    220 feet
  3. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 24 food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Kings Highway or West 6th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.