Shore Parkway & East 6th Street
Shore Parkway and East 6th Street meet at a five-way junction in Gravesend (South), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Coney Island Hospital is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ocean Pkwy/Shore Pkwy, is 1,000 feet away for the B1, B4 and B36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them hospitals, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ocean Pkwy/Shore Pkwy, 1,000 feet away, for the B1, B4 and B36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ocean Pkwy/Shore Pkwy B1, B4, B36 · Shelter1,000 feetB1 B4 B36
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B4 …
- B36 …
By car
A ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound starts at this corner.
- 294 Neptune Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2758 Coney Island Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11235
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 48
- Police precinct
- 60
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (South)
- Elevation
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the blackgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of East 6th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of East 6th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Shore Parkway
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Doctor plates only 3 signs DOCTOR LICENSE PLATES ONLY 7AM-7PM ALL DAYS
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 303416.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 hospitals
- 1 ambulance station
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead School1,220 feet
Health care
- Coney Island Hospital650 feet
- South Brooklyn Health Hospital650 feet
- EMS Station 43 Ambulance station750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Shore Parkway & Hubbard Street 250 feet
- Shore Parkway & East 7th Street 510 feet
- Shore Parkway & Hubbard St-Guider Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 620 feet
- East 7th Street & Montauk Court 800 feet
- Avenue Z & East 6th Street 830 feet
- Shore Parkway & Ocean Parkway 880 feet
- Shore Parkway & Brighton 7th Street 920 feet
- Shore Parkway & Coney Island Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along Belt Parkway, East 6th Street or Shore Parkway.