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#FlatbushFacts - We journey to Flatbush, Brooklyn, to hear Angela Yee's stories about what it was like when she was growing up. Here are some other facts and highlights about one of Brooklyn's most notable communities.

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As a Gateway From Manhattan Straight Into Flatbush, Flatbush Avenue Is One of the Borough's Longest and Main Ateries. - (Photos from left: Getty Images/iStockphoto, Natalie Keyssar/Corbis)

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Bobby Shmurda, Michael Jordan, Talib Kweli and Shyne, All Hail From Flatbush  - (Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET, Streeter Lecka/Getty Images, Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images,UPI/Debbie Hill /Landov)

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In the Spring of 2014, Flatbush Mirrored Ferguson, Mo., as a Site of Civil Unrest When A Teenager Was Gunned Down by An NYPD Police Officer  - (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Flatbush Has One of the Largest West Indian Populations in the Nation. - (Photo: Michel Setboun/Corbis)

Photo By Photo: Michel Setboun/Corbis