Atlantic Avenue (New York City)
Atlantic Avenue descending Cobble Hill
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| Namesake | Atlantic Avenue Railroad |
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| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 10.3 mi (16.6 km) |
| Location | Brooklyn, Queens |
| Postal code | 11201, 11217, 11238, 11216, 11213, 11233, 11207, 11208, 11421, 11416, 11418, 11419 |
| Nearest metro station |
Atlantic Avenue  Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center          
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| West end | Jorelemon Street in Brooklyn Heights |
| Major junctions |
 I-278 in Brooklyn Heights |
| East end |
 I-678 / 94th Avenue in Jamaica
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Atlantic Avenue is an important street in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It stretches from the Brooklyn waterfront on the East River all the way to Jamaica, Queens. Atlantic Avenue runs parallel to Fulton Street for much of its course through Brooklyn, where it serves as a border between the neighborhoods of Prospect Heights and Fort Greene and between Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights.
Atlantic Avenue is the sole east–west through truck route across Brooklyn, mostly serving the purpose of the canceled Bushwick Expressway (I-78) and the Brooklyn portion of the Cross Brooklyn Expressway (I-878). The street connects to the existing segment of NY 878 (formerly I-878) via Conduit Boulevard.
In Brooklyn, the area of Atlantic nearest the South Ferry waterfront has long been known for its antique shops and its notable Arab community, including mosques, specialty shops and restaurants specializing in Middle Eastern cuisine. As it stretches east toward Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic separates the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill and passes through Boerum Hill near Downtown Brooklyn. This section of Atlantic Avenue is the site of the Atlantic Antic, an annual street fair involving local and visiting merchants and artists, held in early October.
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