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A few days ago a tipster let us know trees were going into the Flatbush Avenue median from Fleet Street to Myrtle Avenue. By the time we stopped by, it looked like the job was already done. This should perk up the busy Downtown intersection nicely if the warmer weather decides to stick around….


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  1. Flatbush Extension is named that because originally Flatbush ended at Fulton Street. They extended the road to meet the Manhattan Bridge later on, and since the original Flatbush was already numbered, the Extension was put into place (This is how 7th Avenue South was handled south of Greenwhich Ave). Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be an interest in fixing Flatbush up between DeKalb and 4th Ave

  2. Nice addition, but that stretch of Flatbush will still seem like a windy highway, now one overshadowed by a phalanx of skyscrapers standing around like antisocial giants.

  3. quote:
    The infusion of some green has mad a tremendous impact.

    trees are cool and all but sometimes some people dont like them. and really the only true impact they have is raising the rent.

    *rob*

  4. Agreed, I wonder why they stopped at DeKalb and didn’ finish this at Fulton or Lafayette. The median also brought an additional traffic signal at Johnson which is huge, the weird statue at Tillary, and additional trees on the sidewalks which will allow a much better pedestrian experience and make LIU that much nicer.