Atlantic Avenue is a street in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. It follows Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street in notoriety and fame, and it parallels Fulton Street throughout much of its course through Brooklyn. // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is the largest in area and second most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Flatbush Avenue is Brooklyns signature Avenue. ... Fulton Street exists mainly in two parts, in two boroughs, and each segment has its own distinct identity. ...

Atlantic Avenue runs from the waterfront near the East River all the way to Jamaica, Queens. Officials in Kings County (synonymous with the Borough of Brooklyn) have dubbed Atlantic the "Champs-Élysées of Brooklyn" in an attempt to play up its status as a major center of tourism, commerce and traffic through the borough. While not quite in the same league as the Champs-Élysées, Atlantic Avenue has its charms. The stretch of the avenue from the waterfront to the Flatbush-Atlantic Avenue intersection is characterized by its Arab community. Mosques, specialty shops such as Sahadi Importing Company (knows as Sahadi's) and restaurants specializing in Middle Eastern food define the character of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill and Downtown Brooklyn. New York City waterways: 1. ... Jamaica, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City, was settled as a town by the English under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland. ... // Headline text For other uses, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Avenue des Champs-Elysées from Place de la Concorde, seen from above the obelisk The Champs-Elysées (pronounced â–¶ (help· info) literally the Elysian fields) is a broad avenue in the French capital Paris. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... View of Brooklyn Heights from Manhattan Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. ... Boerum Hill is a small segment of Brooklyn roughly bounded by State Street to the north, 3rd Avenue to the east, Court Street to the west, and Warren Street to the south. ... Skyline of Downtown Brooklyn seen from the East River Metro Tech is a business center in Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City (following Midtown Manhattan and Downtown Manhattan), and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. ...

As Atlantic ventures further east, its character changes. The shops and boutiques are replaced by the Atlantic Avenue Train Yards (used by the MTA Long Island Rail Road [LIRR]), massive buildings used by storage companies, and the Atlantic Terminal projects. The face of Atlantic Avenue east of Flatbush Avenue is most defined by its relationship with the LIRR tracks that run beneath it (from Flatbush Avenue to Bedford Avenue), above it (from Bedford to near Ralph Avenue), and at grade (in East New York). The elevated portion of the LIRR tracks greatly limits the ability to thrive of the businesses and residences along Atlantic Avenue; many shops are derelict or defunct, and this trend continues on into Queens. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the State of New York. ... The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... East New York is a primarily low to middle income neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is the largest in area and second most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ...

Atlantic Avenue is also known for the Atlantic Antic, a yearly street festival involving local merchants and artists.

Atlantic Avenue serves as the border between the neighborhoods of Prospect Heights and Fort Green and between Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, USA, bounded by Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Bedford Avenue. ... Bedford Stuyvesant (aka Bed-Stuy) is a neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York City. ... Crown Heights is a neighborhood in Brooklyn in New York City. ...