Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by Prospect Park to the north, East Flatbush to the east, Midwood to the south, and Kensington and Parkville to the west.

Flatbush: Where Brooklyn welcomes the world. Founded by the Dutch in 1651, the sleepy village surrounded by bucolic farmlands was transformed into a busy urban center by the construction of Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Sep 25, 2024 · Rooted along Flatbush, Nostrand, Church and Utica Avenues and south and east of Brooklyn’s leafy Prospect Park, Flatbush is home to the largest and most diverse...

Jun 17, 2022 · Over 350 years ago today’s Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush was an old Dutch village, the dirt path that would one day become Flatbush Avenue lined with wheat fields and farms.

East Flatbush is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.East Flatbush is bounded by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard to the north; Brownsville and East 98th Street to the east; Flatlands, Canarsie and the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch to the south; and the neighborhood of Flatbush and New York Avenue to the west. . East …

Most New York City origin stories begin at the foot of Manhattan, but Brooklyn’s Flatbush provides an equally interesting starting point. The neighborhood lies across the East River and over the terminal moraine, where the iconic intersection of Flatbush and Church avenues sits in the once-wooded plain of central Kings County.

2 days ago · The injured men were both sitting in the dollar van when the crane suddenly toppled off a wooden skid onto its side on Glenwood Road just off busy Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush at about 11:15 a.m ...

Visitors explore the historic charm of Victorian Flatbush, characterized by well-preserved Victorian homes featuring a variety of architectural styles on quiet, tree-lined blocks in five different designated historic districts.

Sep 25, 2024 · South and east of Brooklyn’s leafy Prospect Park, Flatbush has its own gravitational pull. The neighborhood’s bevy of Black-owned businesses—from popular watering holes to restaurants that...

Jan 25, 2023 · Welcome to Flatbush, the historic neighborhood with a ton of stuff to do! When people think of Flatbush, they think of a busy neighborhood full of young professionals. While this is true, there are some quieter parts of the area that make this a great place for families.