In early June of 1636, Jacob Van Corlaer acquired a large expanse of land from the Canarsie chiefs Penhawitz and Kakaspettino. The land was “bought” for 8 fathoms of duffle cloth, some wampum, 12 ...

The breakneck traffic along Flatlands Avenue will be moving a little slower in the next few weeks now that the city is poised to put in a new traffic light at East 96th Street. State Senator John ...

Call them flapjacks, griddle cakes or pancakes, Canarsie residents will soon be getting their fill. This newspaper has learned that IHOP will be opening in the Pathmark Shopping Center on Flatlands ...

NYPD detectives say a man was shot in the chest in Flatlands early Sunday evening. It happened on Flatlands Avenue near a Walgreens right after 5 p.m. News 12 was told that the person responsible ...

C Town Supermarket signed a 15-year lease with a five-year renewal option for 11,077 square feet at 7812 Flatlands Avenue, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. The asking rent was $45 per ...

A fire tore through a home on Flatlands Avenue in East Flatbush on Monday, according to the FDNY. The house is located directly next to a TD Bank at the intersection of Remsen and Flatlands avenues. A ...