West 6th Street & Highlawn Avenue

West 6th Street and Highlawn Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Gravesend (West), Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Highlawn Post Office is 700 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 four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat.

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

Map

Layers
West 6th Street & Highlawn Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kings Hwy, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

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

Also within a walk

  1. Ave U N
    0.4 miles
    N
  2. Kings Hwy F
    0.4 miles
    F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Kings Hwy/W 6 St, 650 feet away, for the B82.

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

Next buses at this stop

  1. B82 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

  • 32 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
    0.6 miles
  2. 431 Avenue P Charging for electric cars, 21 Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 8949 Bay Parkway Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.

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
23 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1931.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Highlawn Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of Highlawn Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

West side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 311486 and 315461.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. Future Scholars Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    520 feet
  2. Stillwell Avenue Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    690 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Highlawn Post Office
    700 feet

Supermarkets

  1. West 6 Fruits & Vegetable Store Supermarket
    740 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    810 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 18 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Highlawn Avenue 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.