How Flatlands got its name
July 20, 2025
Flatlands began as a Dutch land grant in 1636, grew into a farming town and was Brooklyn’s last area annexed before modern development.
Flatlands began as a Dutch land grant in 1636, grew into a farming town and was Brooklyn’s last area annexed before modern development.
The purchase contrasts with recent sales of church properties citywide that are being redeveloped into housing.
A SILVER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED for Calvert Constantine, a 67-year-old black male from the vicinity of Troy Avenue and Avenue H in Brooklyn, according to a Notify NYC message issued Tuesday night, Jan. 6.
Flatlands, once marshland and farmland, grew into a residential hub after streetcars and cars connected it to the rest of Brooklyn.
Trump tweets to endorse Malliotakis President Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce his endorsement of Republican Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis for Congress. “Nicole has my
A violent weekend that began with a public shootout in Crown Heights on Friday night ended in a tragedy in a Flatlands apartment on Sunday,
A group of daytime bandits is hitting Brooklyn establishments from Flatlands to Williamsburg, holding up store employees at gunpoint and making off with myriad spoils
BOROUGHWIDE — The electrical power outages that Brooklyn residents were forced to endure in the summer of 2019 will not soon be forgotten if a hearing the state legislature held
The lights are almost back on in Brooklyn. Con Edison is reporting that just over 2,600 customers in Brooklyn are still without power. The recovery from Sunday’s outages was slowed
Marie Sabatino summed up the feelings of thousands of Bath Beach residents who suddenly found themselves without electricity Sunday night and were forced to sweat it out on an evening
As 14,000 Brooklyn households continue to grapple with widespread power outages, elected officials are demanding more oversight of electricity provider Con Edison — including state and local investigations, hearings, legislation
It’s a high stakes game of political musical chairs, and the latest winner will be crowned on Tuesday. That’s the day a special election will be held in the 45th
Students in New York’s public schools should be taught African-American history year-round, not just during Black History Month, according to Anthony Beckford, who is leading an effort to change the
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which was all set to introduce Select Bus Service (SBS) to the B82 line in Brooklyn this summer, pulled back and is still tinkering with
Brooklyn Councilmember Jumaane Williams on Friday, February 16 declared his candidacy for the office of lieutenant governor of New York State. “The lieutenant governor position needs to be more than
Reinvented Italian food is the star at Dolce Vita, a casually elegant eatery in Flatlands. The restaurant, which has been open since January, offers up a full menu comprising both
Nearing its projected date of completion, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Build it Back Program—an initiative set on rebuilding homes badly devastated by Hurricane Sandy throughout the city — is still
A 25-year-old Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for the 2013 shooting death of another man in the lobby of a Flatlands apartment building, announced District
A 25-year-old Brooklyn man has been convicted of murder for the 2013 shooting death of another man in the lobby of a Flatlands apartment building, announced District Attorney Ken Thompson on
The news that a Brooklyn mail carrier hoarded over 40,000 pieces – roughly 2,500 pounds – of mail meant for hundreds of residents and businesses in Flatlands and Flatbush over
The news that a Brooklyn mail carrier hoarded over 40,000 pieces – roughly 2,500 pounds – of mail meant for hundreds of residents and businesses in Flatlands and Flatbush over
Robert Decarlo, 26, has been arrested and charged with a long list of charges, including manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, in the hit-and-run death of 12-year-old Joey Sellers on a Flatlands sidewalk on Wednesday afternoon, July 2.
Robert Decarlo, 26, has been arrested and charged with a long list of charges, including manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, in the hit-and-run death of 12-year-old Joey Sellers on a Flatlands sidewalk on Wednesday afternoon, July 2.
Illegal clothing bins have been popping up in neighborhoods all over Southern Brooklyn and communities are doing what they can to fight the eyesores. One resident leading the battle is