East Flatbush, Brooklyn

East Flatbush
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°38′38″N 73°55′48″W / 40.644°N 73.930°W / 40.644; -73.930
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Community DistrictBrooklyn 17[1]
Area
 • Total7.5737 km2 (2.9242 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total135,619
 • Density18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
 [2]
Ethnicity
 • Black88.7%
 • Hispanic6.6
 • Two or more races1.6
 • White1.3
 • Other1.8
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
11203
Area codes718, 347, 929, and 917

East Flatbush is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. East Flatbush is bounded by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard to the north; Brownsville and East 98th Street to the east; Flatlands, Canarsie and the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch to the south; and the neighborhood of Flatbush and New York Avenue to the west. East Flatbush is a predominantly African American neighborhood and has a population of 135,619 as of the 2010 United States census.

East Flatbush is part of Brooklyn Community District 17, and its primary ZIP Code is 11203.[1] It is patrolled by the 67th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[4] Politically it is represented by the New York City Council's 40th, 41st, and 45th Districts.[5]

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 67th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Current City Council Districts for Kings County", New York City. Accessed May 5, 2017.

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