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86: 129:, the continuous Flatlands Avenue ends at an entrance to the large Brooklyn Postal Facility. One block east, Flatlands Avenue forms the southern boundary of a small two-block community between Grant Avenue, Cozine Avenue, and Forbell Street. This portion of the avenue is only accessible from Forbell Street. 344:"PUSHES PORT PLANS FOR JAMAICA BAY; Board of Estimate Committee Approves Buying Land for the Paerdegat Basin Railroad. FAVORS DREDGING PROJECT It Also Recommends Extension of Tracks of Long Island Road to Canarsie and Barren Island" 326:
and Livonia Avenue south to Flatlands Avenue in Spring Creek at around Elton Street. The plans were never realized due to lack of funding, though there is talk of reviving the proposal.
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as 156th Avenue, separated by the remnants of Spring Creek. The portion of Flatlands Avenue east of Louisiana Avenue in East New York was previously mapped as
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Brooklyn Processing and Distribution Center, also known as the Brooklyn P&DC or simply the Postal Facility, adjacent to the bus depot.
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between East 108th Street and Louisiana Avenue, Flatlands Avenue marks the northern ends of Fresh Creek and Hendrix Creek. East of
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and Glenwood Road in Canarsie is two blocks north of Flatlands Avenue. In 1968, plans were made to extend the
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runs between Ralph Avenue and either Rockaway Parkway (Bensonhurst) or East 96th Street (opposite terminals).
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The avenue runs a diagonal path and intersects with several other major streets in Brooklyn, including
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service continues east from Williams until Pennsylvania Avenue, then heads south for Seaview Avenue.
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is located on the south side of the street between Elton Street and Linwood Street.
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Flatlands Avenue's western end is at an intersection with East 35th Street in
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buses that serve Paerdegat Basin run from East 96th Street to Remsen Avenue.
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The Routes Not Taken: A Trip Through New York City's Unbuilt Subway System
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West of Williams Avenue, where three bus routes terminate, the
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Flatlands Avenue is served by the following bus routes:
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center
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run to East 105th Street, and the Williamsburg-bound
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The line's current terminal at 154:, at Crescent Street in Spring Creek. 132: 137:Notable points of interest include: 80: 13: 918:Eponymous streets in New York City 14: 978: 235:takes over until Crescent Street. 219:A short portion of the street in 208:, with local service extended to 183: 178:Spring Creek Educational Campus 170:South Shore Educational Campus 1: 329: 196:buses run on the avenue from 498:United States Postal Service 164: 158:United States Postal Service 16:Avenue in Brooklyn, New York 7: 709:Abolitionist Pl/Duffield St 174:Canarsie Educational Campus 10: 983: 608:Raskin, Joseph B. (2013). 223:between Jerome Street and 212:, after which both run on 913: 817: 681: 142:Christian Cultural Center 22:is a major street in the 280:, currently served by 90: 396:New York Daily Mirror 101:, one block south of 88: 954:KML is from Wikidata 274:New York City Subway 52:Howard Beach, Queens 42:, near the Brooklyn- 967:Streets in Brooklyn 938:Other thoroughfares 500:. 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Index

New York City
Brooklyn
Flatlands
Fountain Avenue
East New York
Queens
Lindenwood
Howard Beach, Queens
Flatbush Avenue
Utica Avenue
Rockaway Parkway
East New York

Marine Park
Flatbush Avenue
Kings Highway
Flatlands
Canarsie
Paerdegat Basin
Spring Creek
Starrett City
Fountain Avenue
Christian Cultural Center
Spring Creek Depot
MTA Bus Company
United States Postal Service
South Shore Educational Campus
Canarsie Educational Campus
Spring Creek Educational Campus
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