East Flatbush is a residential neighborhood located in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is situated between several other neighborhoods and landmarks, bounded by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard to the north, Brownsville and East 98th Street to the east, Flatlands, Canarsie, and the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge Branch to the south, and the neighborhood of Flatbush and New York Avenue to the west.
The area is a predominantly Black neighborhood with a population composed largely of African American and Afro-Caribbean persons. According to the 2010 United States census, East Flatbush had a population of 135,619 residents.