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Flatbush
Neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City

Flatbush

Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

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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. The modern neighborhood includes or borders several institutions of note, including Brooklyn College.

Get in

Getting to Flatbush

The 2, 3, 4, and 5 (Weekdays only) all go to Franklin Avenue and then split. The 2 and 5 go down Nostrand Avenue into Flatbush, while the 3 and 4 continue into Crown Heights. It's possible to get to Bed-Stuy by taking the A and C trains or the G train. The B and Q also stop in this district near Prospect Park, Flatbush, and continue through Midwood to the south.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Brooklyn College

    2900 Bedford Ave (Subway: 2 or 5 [weekdays only] trains to Flatbush Ave or Q train to Avenue H),.

  2. 02
    Brooklyn Children's Museum

    145 Brooklyn Ave (at St Mark's next to Brower Park; Subway: C train to Kingston-Throop, A train to Nostrand Ave, or 3 train to Kingston Ave; LIRR: Nostrand Ave),.

  3. 03
    Jewish Children's Museum

    790 Eastern Pkwy (at Kingston; Subway: 3 train to Kingston Ave).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    East Midwood Jewish Center

    1625 Ocean Ave (between Avenue K and Avenue L; Subway: Q to Avenue J),.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Di Fara Pizzeria

    1424 Ave J (at E 15th St; Subway: Q to Ave J),.

  2. 02
    Saraghina

    350 Lewis Ave (at Halsey St; Subway: A C to Utica Ave or C to Kingston-Throop), info@saraghina.com.

  3. 03
    Sugar Hill Supper Club

    217 Nostrand Ave (at DeKalb Ave; Subway: G to Bedford-Nostrand Aves), toll-free: +1-844-369-6811.

  4. 04
    The Islands

    803 Washington Ave (between Lincoln & Eastern Pkwy; Subway: 2 3 to Eastern Pkwy/Brooklyn Museum),.

  5. 05
    Tom's Restaurant

    Mon–Fri 7AM–5PM, Sat 7AM–9PM, Sun 8AM–8PM.

How locals move

Getting around Flatbush the local way

  • Get inThe [http://www.nywatertaxi.com Water Taxi, at Fulton Ferry Landing, provides service from various points in Manhattan along the East River.
  • Get inThe Water Taxi has service between southern Manhattan and Red Hook, often used by customers of the Red Hook Ikea.

From Wikivoyage: Brooklyn, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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