⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking NYC: Tour of Little Haiti and Little Caribbean in Flatbush, Brooklyn

September 15, 2024 - 12:20 PM 75°F / 24°C Neighborhood walking tour (without narration) of the Little Haiti and Little Caribbean sections of Flatbush, Brooklyn from the Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti subway station to the Kings Theatre, via the following route: northbound on Nostrand Avenue (Toussaint L'Ouverture Boulevard) → westbound on Church Avenue (Bob Marley Boulevard) → southbound on Flatbush Avenue. Filmed with GoPro Hero 12. Highlights: 00:00 - Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti (2, 5 trains) subway station, St. Jerome Catholic Church 00:33 - Walking northbound on Nostrand Avenue (Toussaint L'Ouverture Boulevard) 05:16 - Crossing Clarendon Road 07:57 - Crossing Beverly Road 14:52 - Church Avenue (2, 5 trains) subway station 15:27 - Walking westbound on Church Avenue (Bob Marley Boulevard) 18:35 - Crossing Rogers Avenue (Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard) 19:01 - Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church 20:57 - Goshen Temple of Seventh Day Adventists 22:05 - Crossing Bedford Avenue 24:50 - Flatbush Reformed Church, walking southbound on Flatbush Avenue 25:34 - Erasmus Hall High School 28:02 - Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 30:00 - The Kings Theatre From Wikipedia: "Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by Prospect Park to the north, East Flatbush to the east, Midwood to the south, and Kensington and Parkville to the west. The modern neighborhood includes or borders several institutions of note, including Brooklyn College. The area was home to the Canarsee people before contact with Europeans; many of the tribe's paths would become important roads through the region. Flatbush was originally chartered as the Dutch Nieuw Nederland colony town of Midwout, also called Vlachte Bos. It was one of the six original European towns on Long Island. The town remained primarily Dutch and rural in character until the latter half of the 19th century, when increasing rail and road connectivity to other parts of New York made it an attractive suburb to Brooklyn and New York City. The town was consolidated into the City of Greater New York in 1898 and was further connected to the rest of the city with the development of the New York City Subway in the early 20th century. Post-World War II, the neighborhood underwent tremendous demographic shifts, becoming home to increasing numbers of immigrants from the Caribbean, Asia, and elsewhere. In the late 20th century and 21st century it has continued to see changes due to gentrification and new immigrants. Since the 1960s and especially through the 1970s, Caribbean immigrants have largely settled into East Flatbush, as well as in other surrounding areas such as Flatbush, and Crown Heights. Since 2017, the areas surrounding Nostrand and Church Avenues have been given the nickname, Little Caribbean. In addition to Little Caribbean, the south tip of the neighborhood has been given the name Little Haiti due to the high concentration of Haitians. Additionally, the Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station of the New York City Subway's 2 and ​5 trains was formally renamed from Newkirk Avenue in 2021."