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Flatbush, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Flatbush dates from 1651 and spreads across central Brooklyn, bounded by Prospect Park, Midwood, Kensington and East Flatbush.
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Where to stay in Flatbush
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Flatbush is ringed rather than centered, so the choice of block turns on which neighbor sits at the end of the street: Prospect Park at the north, Midwood at the south, Kensington and Parkville at the west. Brooklyn College pulls its own traffic. Rooms on the Brooklyn College side suit anyone with business at the campus, while 143 Buckingham Road marks the quieter end of the neighborhood.
East Flatbush closes the last edge.
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The Prospect Park edge
Prospect Park closes Flatbush at the north, so the park is the first open ground reached from these blocks. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in The Prospect Park edgeVisits built around the Brooklyn College campusBrooklyn College
Brooklyn College is the institution the modern neighborhood is measured against, and Flatbush wraps the ground around it. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Brooklyn CollegeQuiet nights beside 143 Buckingham RoadBuckingham Road
143 Buckingham Road is a single house among the named sites of Flatbush, standing toward Kensington and Parkville. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Buckingham RoadStays anchored to the Flatbush Dutch Reformed ChurchThe Dutch Reformed corner
The Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church carries the name of the settlement of 1651, and the Church of the Holy Innocents is the other church on the list. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in The Dutch Reformed cornerHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About Flatbush
What are the main landmarks in Flatbush?
Three named sites anchor the list. The Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church carries the name of the settlement of 1651, and the Church of the Holy Innocents is the second of the two churches the neighborhood counts among its landmarks. 143 Buckingham Road is the third. That address stands apart from the churches, a single house among the named sites rather than an institution, in a quarter that otherwise measures itself against Brooklyn College.
What is the history of Flatbush?
Settlement here dates to 1651. Flatbush grew from that date into several subsections of central Brooklyn, and the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church still carries the name the settlement was given. Neighbors frame the rest.
Prospect Park took the ground at the north, East Flatbush the east, Midwood the south, and Kensington with Parkville the west, leaving a neighborhood defined as much by its borders as by its middle.
Where is Flatbush?
The neighborhood covers roughly 2.6 square kilometers of central Brooklyn, bounded by Prospect Park, East Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington and Parkville.
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What is the best area to stay in Flatbush?
The Prospect Park edge: Mornings entering Prospect Park from the Flatbush side. Brooklyn College: Visits built around the Brooklyn College campus. Buckingham Road: Quiet nights beside 143 Buckingham Road. The Dutch Reformed corner: Stays anchored to the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church.
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Updated October 2026