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South end in Sheepshead Bay | |
Namesake | Dutch settler Gerret Noorstrandt |
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Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
Location | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
North end | Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg |
South end | Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay |
Nostrand Avenue (/ˈnoʊstrənd/) is a major street in Brooklyn, New York, that runs for 8 miles (13 km) 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. The street is named after the 17th century Dutch settler Gerret Noorstrandt.[1][2]