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Flatlands

Flatlands is a neighborhood in the southeast part of the borough of in . The current neighborhood borders are roughly defined by the Bay Ridge Branch to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ralph Avenue to the east, and Flatbush Avenue to the southwest.
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  • Type: Quarter with 63,600 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City
  • Also known as: “Flatlands, Brooklyn”, “Keskachauge”, and “Neue Amserfoort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include City University of New York Brooklyn College and Kings Plaza.

University
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Brooklyn College is a public university in in , New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a 35-acre campus in the Midwood and sections of Brooklyn as of fall 2023.

Shopping center
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is a within the section of in , , United States. Opened in September 1970, it is located at the southeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U, just north of .

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The in Flatlands, , , is a National Historic Landmark. It is believed to have been built before 1766. During the American Revolution it housed Hessian soldiers, two of whom, Captain Toepfer of the Ditfourth regiment and Lieut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Brooklyn and Southwest Brooklyn.

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East encompasses Cypress Hills, East New York, Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Flatlands, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, and Barren Island.

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is a part of , that encompasses the neighborhoods of Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Kensington, Parkville, and Sunset Park.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the borough of . The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by to the north, to the east, to the south, and and Parkville to the west. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Flatlands.

Flatlands

Latitude
40.6212° or 40° 37′ 16″ north
Longitude
-73.9349° or 73° 56′ 6″ west
Population
63,600
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87G8J3C8+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158799290
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
5117388
Wiki­data ID
Q5457933
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Flatlands” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “夫拉特蘭”
  • Dutch: “Flatlands”
  • French: “Flatlands”
  • Italian: “Flatlands”
  • Japanese: “フラットランズ (ブルックリン)”
  • Persian: “فلت‌لندز (بروکلین)”
  • Persian: “فلت‌لندز”
  • Slovenian: “Flatlands”
  • Spanish: “Flatlands Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “Flatlands, Brooklyn”
  • Spanish: “Flatlands”
  • Turkish: “Flatlands, Brooklyn”
  • Turkish: “Flatlands”

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