Wythe Avenue & South 6th Street

Wythe Avenue and South 6th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. George B. Post Plaza is 840 feet away. The nearest subway, Marcy Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the J, M and Z. Within a five-minute walk are 16 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 42 places to eat. About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Marcy Av
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · J, M, Z
Nearest bus stop
260 feet
Wythe Av/S 5 St · B32, Q59
Within a walk
16 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 listed historic places and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Wythe Avenue & South 6th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Marcy Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Marcy Av J, M, Z
    0.4 miles
    J M Z

Next trains at this station

Outbound
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. J …
  2. M …
  3. Z …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Space Odyssey” (2004) by Ellsworth Ausby at the Marcy Av station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Wythe Av/S 5 St, 260 feet away, for the B32 and Q59.

  • 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Wythe Av/S 5 St B32, Q59
    260 feet
    B32 Q59

Next buses at this stop

  1. B32 …
  2. Q59 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Wythe Avenue.

  • 74 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 6 of them on-street corrals
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. S 4 St & Wythe Ave 37 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Williamsburg Bridge at Roebling Street & Williamsburg Bridge, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 687 Kent Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 444 Kent Avenue Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 260 South 4th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 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
11249
Community board
Brooklyn Community Board 1
City Council district
33 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
90
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsburg
Elevation
35 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 260 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of South 6th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-6PM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of South 6th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8AM-9:30AM

West side of Wythe Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8AM-9:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-5PM

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as French Second Empire, and built in 1870.

  1. Smith, Gray & Company Building Designated landmark
    530 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Sixteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 public spaces
  • 1 dog run
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Nachas Playgroup Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    70 feet
  2. Kinder Prep Childcare Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    340 feet
  3. Campus Education Trade or language school
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Brooklyn Global Prep Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5
    1,280 feet
  2. The Williamsburg Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Domino Park
    780 feet
  2. Domino Park Dog Run
    1,030 feet
  3. Epiphany Playground
    1,150 feet
Show all 5
  1. Berry Playground
    1,170 feet
  2. Berry Street Garden
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. George B. Post Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    840 feet
  2. Public space at 420 Kent Avenue Public space
    870 feet
  3. Public space at Schaefer Landing Public space
    1,290 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Kings County Savings Bank Listed historic place
    920 feet
  2. Williamsburgh Savings Bank Listed historic place
    1,150 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Peter & Paul RC Church House of worship
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Central Market Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along South 6th Street or Wythe Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.