Prospect Expressway & 6th Avenue

Prospect Expressway and 6th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Sunset Park (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 34 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Detective Joseph Mayrose Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Prospect Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the R. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, seven of them schools, and 28 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
26 hurt
34 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Prospect Av
0.3 miles · 6 min on foot · R
Nearest bus stop
950 feet
5 Av/Prospect Av · B63
Within a walk
23 places
7 schools, 5 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Prospect Expressway & 6th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  1. Prospect Av R
    0.3 miles
    R

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. R …
Southbound
1 line
  1. R …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Duration” (2017) by Monika Bravo at the Prospect Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 5 Av/Prospect Av, 950 feet away, for the B63.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 5 Av/Prospect Av B63
    950 feet
    B63

Next buses at this stop

  1. B63 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 17 St & 5 Ave 25 docks in all
    830 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Prospect Expressway eastbound at 19th Street & Prospect Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 668 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 266 13th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 34 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11215
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 7
City Council district
39
Police precinct
72
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Sunset Park (West)

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 95 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 7 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bumblebees R US Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    550 feet
  2. Prospect Kids Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    620 feet
  3. New Voices School of Academic & Creative Arts School
    720 feet
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  1. P.S. 295 School
    720 feet
  2. Brooklyn Sandbox Early Learning Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet
  3. J.H.S. 088 Peter Rouget School
    990 feet
  4. P.S. K053 School
    990 feet
  5. Hellenic Classical Charter School
    1,250 feet
  6. Hellenic Classical Charter School Park Slope School
    1,250 feet
  7. Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology School
    1,270 feet
  8. Child care center at 646 5th Avenue School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Detective Joseph Mayrose Park
    50 feet
  2. Purple Playground
    50 feet
  3. Slope Park Playground
    380 feet
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  1. 6/15 Green Community Garden
    890 feet
  2. Butterfly Gardens Garden
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Prospect Hall Listed historic place
    790 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John St Matthew Emanuel Lutheran Church House of worship
    390 feet
  2. Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 283 Prospect Avenue Older adult center
    580 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    870 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 28 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 6th Avenue or Prospect Expressway.

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