Quentin Road & West 6th Street

Quentin Road and West 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Highlawn Post Office is 230 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 three public places and 21 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kings Hwy
650 feet · 2 min on foot · N
Nearest bus stop
380 feet
Kings Hwy/W 6 St · B82
Within a walk
3 places
1 park, 1 post office and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Quentin Road & West 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 650 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

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

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/W 6 St, 380 feet away, for the B82.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 36 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, 1.5 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
    0.6 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
22 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

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 1926 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Bloodgood' London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 32 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Quentin Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of Quentin Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 307094 and 307250.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Three public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Ketchum Triangle
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highlawn Post Office
    230 feet

Supermarkets

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

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 places to eat and 20 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Quentin Road 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.