Flatbush Avenue (Brooklyn)
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Flatbush Avenue is one of the major avenues in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Flatbush Avenue runs from the Manhattan Bridge southeastward to Jamaica Bay, where it becomes the Marine Parkway Bridge which connects Brooklyn to Far Rockaway in Queens.
The diagonal path of Flatbush Avenue creates a unique street pattern in every neighborhood it touches. It is the central artery of the borough, carrying traffic to and from Manhattan past landmarks such as Junior's, Long Island University, the Fulton Mall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Terminal, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Public Library, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Flatbush Avenue creates the borders of neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn, Prospect Heights / Park Slope, and Flatbush / East Flatbush. It also touches many other neighborhoods en route to Queens, including Flatlands and East Flatlands.
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