Kings Highway, New York City

Name: Kings Highway
Address: New York City, United States

#1788 among attractions in New York City

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Kings Highway is a broad avenue that curves about the southern part of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Its west end is at Bay Parkway and 78th Street. East of Ocean Avenue, the street is largely residential. It tracks eastward, then northeast, then north through Brooklyn and reaches East 98th Street in central Brooklyn. At that point, it flows into Howard Avenue to provide seamless access to Eastern Parkway, another major road in Brooklyn with side medians and service roads. ()

Coordinates: 40°37'9"N, 73°56'31"W

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Southeastern Brooklyn (Flatlands)New York City United States

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Kings Highway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kings Plaza, Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church, Kingsway Jewish Center, East Midwood Jewish Center.

1.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kings Plaza, New York City
35 min walk • Kings Plaza is a shopping center within the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Opened in September 1970, it is located at the southeast corner of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U, just north of Floyd Bennett Field. The mall's anchor stores include Best Buy, Burlington, Lowe's, Macy's, Primark, and Zara.
0.5 miNE
Church
Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church, New York City
12 min walk • Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church, also known as Flatlands Reformed Church, is a historic Dutch Reformed church at Kings Highway and East 40th Street in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The complex consists of the church, administration building, and cemetery. The congregation was founded in 1654.
~1710 ftSW
Synagogue
Kingsway Jewish Center, New York City
9 min walk • Kingsway Jewish Center is a historic Modern Orthodox synagogue at 2810 Nostrand Ave. in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York.
0.7 miW
Synagogue
East Midwood Jewish Center, New York City
19 min walk • East Midwood Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue located at 1625 Ocean Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City.
0.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Flatlands, New York City
11 min walk • Flatlands is a neighborhood in the southeast part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The current neighborhood borders are roughly defined by the Bay Ridge Branch to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ralph Avenue to the east, and Flatbush Avenue to the southwest.
1 miNW
Universities and schools, Colonial revival architecture
Brooklyn College, New York City
26 min walk • Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus.
1.2 miSW
Synagogue
Jewish Center of Kings Highway, New York City
31 min walk • Jewish Center of Kings Highway is a historic synagogue at 1202–1218 Avenue P in Midwood, Brooklyn in New York City, USA. The synagogue was built between 1928 and 1930 and is a two-story-with-basement building faced in brick. It has a cast stone temple front with four engaged Corinthian order piers.
0.8 miSE
Museum, History museum
Hendrick I. Lott House, New York City
20 min walk • The Hendrick I. Lott House is a historic home located at 1940 East 36th Street between Fillmore Avenue and Avenue S, in Marine Park, Brooklyn, New York City.
1.2 miSW
Street
Coney Island Avenue, New York City
31 min walk • Coney Island Avenue is a road in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that runs north-south for a distance of roughly five miles, almost parallel to Ocean Parkway and Ocean Avenue.
0.6 miN
Colonial architecture
Joost Van Nuyse House, New York City
16 min walk • Joost Van Nuyse House, also known as the Ditmas Coe House, is a historic home located in Flatlands, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The original section was built in 1744 and enlarged between 1793 and 1806. It was moved to its present site in 1925. It is a 1 ¹⁄₂-story frame house with a steeply pitched flared roof.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kings Highway?

Nearby attractions include Kingsway Jewish Center, New York City (9 min walk), Flatlands, New York City (11 min walk), Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church, New York City (12 min walk), Joost Van Nuyse House, New York City (16 min walk).

How to get to Kings Highway by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kings Highway:

Metro

Avenue M • Lines: Q (24 min walk)
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College • Lines: 2, 5 (25 min walk)