West 6th Street & Sheepshead Bay Road

West 6th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road meet at a three-way junction in Coney Island-Sea Gate, Brooklyn. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest subway, Neptune Av, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and six places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1964, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Neptune Av
800 feet · 3 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Neptune Av/W 6 St · B68, B90
Within a walk
1 place
1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 6th Street & Sheepshead Bay Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Neptune Av, 800 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Neptune Av F
    800 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …
Coney Island
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. W 8 St-NY Aquarium F, Q
    900 feet
    F Q

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Looking Up” (2004) by Michael Krondl at the Neptune Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Neptune Av/W 6 St, 500 feet away, for the B68 and B90.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Neptune Av/W 6 St B68, B90
    500 feet
    B68 B90

Next buses at this stop

  1. B68 …
  2. B90 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Shore Parkway & Belt Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 1622 Neptune Avenue Gas station
    0.6 miles
  2. 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    110 feet
  3. 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11224
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 13
City Council district
48
Police precinct
60
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Coney Island-Sea Gate
Elevation
6 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1964.

Since 2014 at least 57 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 36 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Sheepshead Bay Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of Sheepshead Bay Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

East side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM

West side of West 6th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 306926, 309911, 313593 and 320902.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

Bank branches

  1. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,130 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. NetCost Market Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,170 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,010 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    690 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Sheepshead Bay Road or West 6th Street.

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