Nostrand Playground, New York City

Name: Nostrand Playground
Address: New York City, United States

#626 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

Nostrand Avenue is a major street in Brooklyn, New York, that runs for 8 miles north from Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay to Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg, where it continues as Lee Avenue. It occupies the position of East 30th Street in the Brooklyn street grid. It is named after Gerret Noorstrandt whose family was one of the first families that settled in New Utrecht, Brooklyn, when New York was still a Dutch colony. Between 1790 and 1820, the Nostrand family owned approximately 43 enslaved people. ()

Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°38'17"N, 73°56'49"W

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Central Brooklyn (Flatbush)New York City United States

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Nostrand Playground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Flatbush Malls, Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church, Flatbush Town Hall, Young Israel of Flatbush.

1.2 miNW
Park
Flatbush Malls, Sea Gate
32 min walk • The Flatbush Malls are a series of tree-lined landscaped medians along several roads in the Victorian Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
1.1 miSE
Church
Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church, New York City
29 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.
0.9 miNW
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture
Flatbush Town Hall, Sea Gate
24 min walk • Flatbush Town Hall at 35 Snyder Avenue between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, is a historic town hall built in 1874–75 and designed by John Y.
1.3 miSW
Synagogue, Moorish revival architecture
Young Israel of Flatbush, New York City
33 min walk • Young Israel of Flatbush is a historic synagogue at 1012 Avenue I in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built between 1925 and 1929 and is a three-story Moorish-inspired style building faced in polychromatic patterned brick.
1.2 miS
Synagogue
East Midwood Jewish Center, New York City
30 min walk • East Midwood Jewish Center is a Conservative synagogue located at 1625 Ocean Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City.
1 miNW
Church, Vernacular architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Flatbush Reformed Dutch Church Complex, New York City
27 min walk • The Flatbush Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, also known as the Flatbush Reformed Church, is a historic Dutch Reformed church – now a member of the Reformed Church in America – at 890 Flatbush Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The church complex consists of the church, cemetery, parsonage and church house.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Flatlands, New York City
34 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.
0.6 miSW
Universities and schools, Colonial revival architecture
Brooklyn College, New York City
15 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.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Flatbush, Sea Gate
22 min walk • 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.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Prospect Park South, New York City
31 min walk • Prospect Park South is a small neighborhood in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, located south of Prospect Park. It is included within the Prospect Park South Historic District, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
0.6 miNW
Street
Flatbush Avenue, Sea Gate
17 min walk • Flatbush Avenue is a major avenue in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. It runs from the Manhattan Bridge south-southeastward to Jamaica Bay, where it joins the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Nostrand Playground?

Nearby attractions include East New York, Sea Gate (14 min walk), Brooklyn College, New York City (15 min walk), Flatbush Avenue, Sea Gate (17 min walk), Joost Van Nuyse House, New York City (19 min walk).

How to get to Nostrand Playground by public transport?

The nearest stations to Nostrand Playground:

Metro

Newkirk Avenue • Lines: 2, 5 (4 min walk)
Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College • Lines: 2, 5 (11 min walk)