West 6th Street & Wolf Place
West 6th Street and Wolf Place meet at a three-way junction in Gravesend (East)-Homecrest, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Cutinella Triangle is 520 feet away. The nearest subway, 86 St, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 86 St, 1,120 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St N1,120 feetN
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- N …
Coney Island
1 line- N …
Also within a walk
- Ave X F0.3 milesF
- Ave U N0.3 milesN
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Cerebration” (2018) by Karen Margolis at the 86 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 86 St/Avenue W, 680 feet away, for the B1 and B4.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 86 St/Avenue W B1, B4680 feetB1 B4
Next buses at this stop
- B1 …
- B4 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on West 6th Street.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Shore Parkway & West 2nd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 2965 86th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 626 Sheepshead Bay Road Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 3035 Cropsey Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11223
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 15
- City Council district
- 47
- Police precinct
- 61
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 2 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of West 6th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Wolf Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Wolf Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 cemetery
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Bambi Academy School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Big Apple Academy Elementary School School-based preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
- Big Apple Institute School1,250 feet
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- Big Apple Institute Site 2 School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cutinella Triangle520 feet
- Old Gravesend Cemetery Listed historic place680 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,140 feet
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- West 5th Street & Wolf Place 280 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Wolf Place 390 feet
- Avenue V & West 6th Street 410 feet
- Avenue W & West 6th Street 480 feet
- 86th Street & Avenue W 640 feet
- Van Sicklen Street & Village Road South 640 feet
- West 6th Street & Lake Place 670 feet
- 86th Street & West 6th Street 670 feet
See every intersection along West 6th Street or Wolf Place.