Flatbush Avenue NEY YORK,USA
Major Ethnic Groups:38% Caribbean,Latin-American,South Asian
・Flatbush Avenue is in east side of Prospect park in Brooklyn, New York. The
shopping street runs about 4km along the bus route to Brooklyn Collage
Flatbush Avenue subway station. There is large suburban-type shopping
mall"Kings Plaza" at the end of the bus route.
The impression of immigrant residential area is that the residents are
generally indifferent or intolerant of strangers. However, the immigrants in
this area have got very warm atmosphere to others.
・Caribbean is divided by former French colony and Spanish colony, and so each
of them speak different English. The "Carnival" held here every year works
effectively to help them unite as a Caribbean community.
