Founded in 1654 Coordinates:: Country State City Founded 1651 Founded by Dutch colonists Area. Total 2.64 km 2 (1.02 sq mi) Population. Total 105,804. Density 40,000/km 2 (100,000/sq mi) 11226 718 Flatbush is a neighborhood in the of. Founded in 1651 by Dutch colonists, the neighborhood, which consists of several subsections, had a population of 110,875 as of the. Flatbush was a town prior to being incorporated into the City of Brooklyn, and its former border runs through the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Generally, the township was larger than what is considered Flatbush today by the residents of Brooklyn. The modern neighborhood includes or borders several institutions of note, including and. Contents. Etymology The name Flatbush is a of the Vlacke bos ( vlacke or vlak, meaning 'flat'; 'Flatbush' meaning 'flat woodland' or 'wooded plain'), so named from woods that grew on the flat country.
History Pre-1900 Flatbush was originally chartered as the colony town of Midwout in 1651. Both names were used in the Dutch era, and Midwood was an alternative name for Flatbush into the early 20th century. In a reversal, now the area immediately south of Brooklyn College, is often alternatively called 'Flatbush,' especially among. Midwood's residents predominately feature a mix of the latter and. Flatbush and the of what was to become Kings County, were surrendered to the English in 1664.
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The town was the county seat for and was a center of life for what is now called. The compact center of the village of Flatbush was at the intersection of what are now Flatbush and Church avenues, where we still find an old and, the oldest high school in New York City. Flatbush played a key role in the. Flatbush was where significant skirmishes and battles of the took place. As Kings County was settled largely by the, and as the Dutch were prominent in the, the area was somewhat sympathetic to the side of the at the beginning of the conflict.
Kings County at the time had the highest concentration of slaves north of the – almost one-third of the total population for the county were slaves. When a Governor of Virginia supported freedom for slaves who supported and fought on the British side, landowners in Brooklyn were concerned that a full conflict between the Colonies and the British would result in loss of their critical source of labor. Loyalist residents of Flatbush included, who lived at what is now the intersection of Flatbush and Parkside avenues. Flatbush residents maintained their loyalist sympathies: the King's Arms, for example, appeared in the town's inn for a half-century after the conclusion of the conflict. The influence of Dutch merchant and farming families remained strong in the area until after consolidation into the in 1898, after which the development of Flatbush as a, and then an integral part of the larger city, proceeded apace. Before it was incorporated into the in 1894, Flatbush described both the of Flatbush, incorporating a large swath of central Kings County extending east to the border, and the of Flatbush, formerly the heart of the current community. Many of the remaining early Dutch structures are in the and neighborhoods.
Post-1900. Church and Flatbush, 2013 Flatbush maintained a kind of distance from the rest of Brooklyn and New York, but the emergence of the subway in the 1920s connected it to surrounding areas in an unprecedented way. In the first half of the 20th century, Flatbush had a sizable population of, Italian-Americans and Jews.
Much as it is today, it was a working-class neighborhood. A significant portion of Flatbush residents closely followed the, which at the time were not only the team of Brooklyn but also of Flatbush in particular. Dodgers centerfielder was known as 'the Duke of Flatbush'. By 1958, however, the Dodgers left Brooklyn, and eventually was torn down. Due to shifting neighborhood boundaries, Ebbets Field today technically would be in, as the ballpark was located just north of Empire Boulevard.
During the 1970s and early 1980s, Flatbush as it went from being a mostly Irish, Italian and Jewish community to a mostly Caribbean community. While most sections of Flatbush were working class before the demographic shift, there were a few affluent areas. Prospect Park South had a sizable number of more affluent homeowners, and more than a few doctors resided on a stretch of Parkside Avenue immediately adjacent to Prospect Park. By the mid-1980s, however, there were a number of abandoned or semi-abandoned buildings in the community, with a number of apartment houses falling into a state of disrepair.
While crime generally had always been a problem in the community it was particularly bad during the 1970s, '80s and '90s. A number of stores on Flatbush and Church Avenues had been looted during the, and a drug epidemic ravaged Flatbush during the 1980s and early 1990s. In February 2016, Flatbush was one of four neighborhoods featured in an article in about 'New York’s Next Hot Neighborhoods'. That said, after the initiative was implemented across the city, found the targeting this neighborhood 36 percent more than other whiter neighborhoods like and. Demographics and ZIP code. At Ditmas Avenue east of Coney Island Avenue The Flatbush Post Office is assigned 11226, but the area understood as included in Flatbush extends into other postal zones, including 11210, 11225 and 11230.
Except for the 2010 total, the following are figures for the principal ZIP code area of Flatbush, 11226. They exclude the portions of Flatbush that extend into other ZIP code areas. While the Flatbush ZIP code of 11226 is today is predominantly African American and West Indian, there are sizable numbers of Caucasians, Latinos and living within its borders. A majority of residents are working class, but there also are middle-class and wealthier residents who call Flatbush home.
The primary commercial strips are Flatbush, Church, and Coney Island Avenues. One can find, and restaurants.
Most of the businesses are small, with some larger businesses also present. Flatbush housing varies in character. It generally features apartment buildings, though some rowhouses also are present. Older, Victorian-style housing can be found in, and are in. The Flatbush community has been receiving an influx of immigrants from the, mostly from, andsince the 1980s, as well as immigrants from, primarily, and and African countries like, and. Haitians are the largest ethnic group in Flatbush.
Prior to the arrival of these groups, the Flatbush community had already been diverse, with many, and. Flatbush is patrolled by the 's 67th and 70th Precincts. Based on data from the, the population of Flatbush was 105,804, a decrease of 5,071 (4.6%) from the 110,875 counted in.
Covering an area of 1,038.56 acres (420.29 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 101.9 inhabitants per acre (65,200/sq mi; 25,200/km 2). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 19.9% (21,030), 48.6% (51,470), 0.3% (281), 9.2% (9,712), 0.0% (26), 0.5% (575) from, and 1.9% (2,051) from two or more races. Or of any race were 19.5% (20,659) of the population. At the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 37,132 housing units with 106,154 people living in 11226. Of those 79.8% were, 14% were or, 6.5% were, 2.8% were, 0.4%, 5.7% were some other race and 4.9% were two or more races. Of the population 25 and older 64.5% are graduates or higher and 12.4% have a or higher.
39.9% speak a other than English at home. The median in ZIP code 11226 in 1999 was $30,985, the median was $13,052. 23.2% of residents in this area were below the level. Subsections and geographic boundaries The former town of Flatbush coincided roughly with, which runs north-south from Prospect Park to Kings Highway. The boundaries of the neighborhood today are not precisely defined, but much of the areas below have typically been considered part of the community. Flatbush includes the southernmost portion of. The neighborhoods of Flatbush extend south from the old Brooklyn City Line north of the southern edges of Prospect Park, the and Empire Boulevard.
The southern border of Flatbush neighborhoods is approximately on the line of the Long Island Rail Road's, which runs to the south of Avenue H, the campus of, and 'The Junction' where and Nostrand Avenues intersect. Flatbush's eastern border is roughly around New York Avenue, while its western border is. Neighborhoods within Flatbush include the planned communities of, the (Beverley Square East and Beverley Square West), and. Bordering Flatbush on the north are the community of and the former neighborhood of. On the east, within the old town of Flatbush, is, on the west are and Parkville (formerly Greenfield), and on the south is. Many consider Midwood to be a part of Flatbush, but historically it was part of the neighboring former towns of, and. Notable institutions.
An aerial view of Well-known institutions within Flatbush include, the, the, and (demolished in 1960), the last Brooklyn home of the baseball team. Due to imprecisely defined, shifting boundaries, the Ebbets Field site would be considered today by some to be in. Kings County Hospital, health institutions also serves the Flatbush community The originally opened in 1929. It was closed and vacated in 1977, but reopened as a live show venue in February 2015 after extensive renovations. Community organizations The bustling business district and neighborhoods of Flatbush are supported by several important community organizations. The Flatbush Avenue Business Improvement District provides services to keep Flatbush Avenue from Parkside Avenue to Cortelyou Road clean, safe and profitable for its businesses. Every year, the Flatbush BID organizes the Flatbush Avenue Street Fair, an event that celebrates the cultures of the community.
The Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC) is a nonprofit that hosts events and programs that are aimed to support the 'vitality, diversity and quality of life' in the Flatbush community. Is a Flatbush-based nonprofit that since 1977 has provided housing, youth education and development, legal services and healthcare services to residents of Flatbush and beyond. Transportation. Station Flatbush is well served by public transportation. On the, the ( and trains) has a number of stops within the community, I.R.T subway lines 2 and 5 trains serves the community as well. The stretch of stations from to is in Flatbush.
The terminal station is about one block north of and one block north of the Junction Mall. The, are routes that serve the neighborhood; some of them also have limited-stop variants. In addition, the, a wholly limited-stop bus, runs through Flatbush, while the runs entirely on a limited-stop basis in Brooklyn, connecting Flatbush with the Rockaways. The major roadways through Flatbush include Flatbush Avenue, Nostrand Avenue and Ocean Avenue, which are North-South corridors, and Linden Boulevard, Church Avenue and Caton Avenue, which are East-West corridors. Education Flatbush is home to a number of elementary and intermediate schools, as well as the campus. Founded in 1786, it has a long list of famous alumni.
Its building has been expanded numerous times, and is notable for its relatively unique architecture. Since 1994, the building has been divided internally into five smaller high schools, each concentrating on a different academic area. Brooklyn College (one of the four-year colleges in the system) occupies a 35-acre (14 ha) campus shared between the neighborhoods of Flatbush and. Several Jewish yeshivas are in the neighborhood, including the, and the.
Combined, they form a major center of Jewish learning. The area had a total enrollment of 14,500 students estimated in 2004. In popular culture. Flatbush is mentioned in, a 1974 film set in 1958. The area is also mentioned in an.
According to, the character's original voice actor, has a Flatbush accent. The Mario Brothers from the video game franchise, and, are said to be from Flatbush. In the animated TV series, as well as the Hollywood movie, Mario and Luigi's business, 'Mario Brothers Plumbing Services', is operated out of Flatbush., from the TV series, is originally from Flatbush. Flatbush is one of the principal locations featured in 's novel. The protagonist, Stingo, takes up residence there in 1947. He befriends Sophie and Nathan, and soon learns of Sophie's tortured history. Claudius Lyon, the parody of the fictional detective created by, lives in a brownstone in Flatbush as part of his efforts to mimic Wolfe's lifestyle.
The, a popular hip-hop trio, is named after Flatbush, where the trio grew up. Notable residents Notable residents of Flatbush have included.