Back Flatlands (Brooklyn) Spanish فلتلندز (بروکلین) FA Flatlands (Brooklyn) Italian Flatlands, Brooklyn Turkish
Flatlands | |
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 Jans Martense Schenck house, Flatlands, built 1675, formerly at Avenue U and East 63rd Street | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′16″N 73°56′06″W / 40.621°N 73.935°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  Brooklyn |
| Community District | Brooklyn 18[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.2800 sq mi (5.9053 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 64,762 |
| • Density | 28,000/sq mi (11,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Black | 66.3% |
| • White | 18.2 |
| • Hispanic | 8.9 |
| • Asian | 4.0 |
| • Other | 2.6 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11234 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| New Netherland series |
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| Exploration |
| Fortifications: |
| Settlements: |
| The Patroon System |
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| People of New Netherland |
| Flushing Remonstrance |
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Flatlands is a neighborhood in the southeast part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. 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.
Originally an independent town,[4][5] Flatlands became part of the City of Brooklyn in 1896.[6]
Flatlands is part of Brooklyn Community District 18, and its primary ZIP Code is 11234.[1] It is patrolled by the 63rd Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[7] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 45th and 46th Districts.[8]
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