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Flatlands, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Avenue U, Ralph Avenue and Flatbush Avenue draw the edges of Flatlands, a southeast Brooklyn neighborhood holding four historic named sites.
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Where to stay in Flatlands
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Rooms here answer to the avenues. Flatbush Avenue runs the southwestern boundary and carries the traffic toward the rest of Brooklyn, while Ralph Avenue closes the eastern side and Avenue U marks the southern limit of the neighborhood. The Bay Ridge Branch is the northern edge.
A stay near the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church puts the three landmark houses within reach of one walk, which is the main reason to choose a bed in this corner of Brooklyn rather than elsewhere in New York City. Hotel rooms in Flatlands stay scarce.
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Flatbush Avenue
Flatbush Avenue forms the southwestern border of Flatlands and is the road carrying traffic away from the neighborhood. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Flatbush AvenueApproaches made along the eastern boundary of FlatlandsRalph Avenue
Ralph Avenue closes Flatlands on the east, the far side of the grid from Flatbush Avenue. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Ralph AvenueNights at the southern limit of the Flatlands gridAvenue U
Avenue U marks where Flatlands ends to the south, with the Hendrick I. Lott House and the Joost Van Nuyse House among the named sites inside that boundary. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Avenue UWalks pairing the church with the Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven HouseThe Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church blocks
The Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church is the one church among four named sites that are otherwise houses. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in The Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church blocksHotel 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 Flatlands
What are the main landmarks in Flatlands?
Four named sites survive. Three of them are houses: the Joost Van Nuyse House, the Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House, and the Hendrick I. Lott House, which together account for three of the four sites the neighborhood carries on its landmark list. The fourth is a church.
The Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church holds ground in the same grid, giving Flatlands a religious entry to set beside the domestic ones between Ralph Avenue and Flatbush Avenue.
What is the history of Flatlands?
The names on the landmark list carry the history. Joost Van Nuyse, Stoothoff, Baxter and Kouwenhaven are attached to houses that still stand in Flatlands, and the Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church carries the neighborhood's own name into the same short list. Four sites, one grid.
The Bay Ridge Branch, Avenue U, Ralph Avenue and Flatbush Avenue draw the borders around them, fixing Flatlands as a southeast Brooklyn neighborhood inside New York City.
Where is Flatlands?
Ralph Avenue holds the eastern edge, Avenue U the southern and the Bay Ridge Branch the northern, with Flatbush Avenue cutting the southwest corner of Flatlands.
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What is the best area to stay in Flatlands?
Flatbush Avenue: Runs out toward the rest of Brooklyn from the southwest edge of Flatlands. Ralph Avenue: Approaches made along the eastern boundary of Flatlands. Avenue U: Nights at the southern limit of the Flatlands grid. The Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church blocks: Walks pairing the church with the Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House.
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Updated September 2026