Flatbush, New York
| Flatbush | |
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| Neighborhoods in Brooklyn | |
Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Flatbush, founded in 1654
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| Coordinates: 40°38′25.5″N 73°57′43.5″W / 40.640417°N 73.962083°WCoordinates: 40°38′25.5″N 73°57′43.5″W / 40.640417°N 73.962083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Founded | 1651 |
| Founded by | Dutch colonists |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 110,875 |
| • Density | 110,000/sq mi (42,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 |
| ZIP code | 11226 |
| Area code(s) | 718 |
Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Founded in 1651 by Dutch colonists, the neighborhood, which consists of several subsections, had a population of 110,875 as of the 2010 United States Census. By the 2010s, the area was quickly gentrifying.
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 Prospect Park and Brooklyn College.
The name Flatbush is a calque of the Dutch language Vlacke bos (vlacke or vlak, meaning "flat"; "Flatbush" meaning "flat woodland" or "wooded plain"), so named from woods that grew on the flat country.
Flatbush was originally chartered as the Dutch Nieuw Nederland 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, Midwood, now the area immediately south of Brooklyn College, is often alternatively called "Flatbush," especially among Orthodox Jews. Midwood's residents predominately feature a mix of the latter and Irish Americans.
Flatbush and the five other towns of what was to become Kings County, were surrendered to the English in 1664. The town was the county seat for Kings County and was a center of life for what is now called Brooklyn. 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 Dutch Reformed Church and Erasmus Hall, the oldest high school in New York City.
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