East Flatbush

Not to be confused with Flatbush, East Flatbush has an energy of its own. Its highly-diverse residents bring their countries of origin with them, giving the entire neighborhood a sense of the exotic. 

Sure, there are American joints to enjoy like Linda's Restaurant and Mr. McCay's More Than Salads, but locals also have access to eateries like Footprints Café and Suede for Caribbean cuisine, Mother's Seafood and More for soul food, Mama Blaze for Haitian, Roti-R-Us for Trinidadian fare, Golden Village Chinese Kitchen for Chinese, and Ital Fusion for vegetarian Caribbean.

The point is, East Flatbush is no vanilla neighborhood with a single perspective. Rather, it is a colorful intermingling of cultures, foods, languages, and ideas. It's where people come to be inspired by the people and places they might never have the opportunity to otherwise visit. It is where neighbors, regardless of their place of origin, find common ground and work together to build a community. 

There is something at once down to earth and sophisticated about East Flatbush. It shows in the architecture, with everything from low-rise apartment buildings to barrel-front row houses and quaint bungalows, representative of the families who live there. East Flatbush is perfect for the person who does not embrace a one-size-fits-all mentality. 

On any given day you can catch a performance at the Revolution Performing Arts Studio or visit the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, home of New York's oldest building. Go ahead and browse through the jammed-pack Bobby's Department Store or shop for fresh fruits and vegetables – some with names you may not be able to pronounce – at Yellow Market. Or, if you want to kick back and people watch, travel just northwest of the neighborhood and spend a long afternoon in Prospect Park. 

That ability to do something interesting or absolutely nothing at all is one of the most attractive aspects of the neighborhood. After all, isn't that what being home is all about?