New BK
The first borough. Downtown was rebuilt in 2023 around New BK Tower.
Flatbush — Old district exchanging Man A and New BK Traffic is now a commercial and residential corridor. Show all of New BK
Neighborhoods
4 neighborhoodsThe residential side of New BK, mostly zoned for low density buildings and medium density retail, including Kings Plaza, the largest shopping mall in New A.
Downtown New BK12 recordsHistorical districts mixed with luxury residential and retail, direct connection to Man A with the new Atlantic Terminal currently under construction.
Flatbush7 recordsOld district exchanging Man A and New BK Traffic is now a commercial and residential corridor.
Progress Heights3 recordsNewest New BK neighborhood, created by infill and established in 2024. Valuable for residential/hospitality. Waterfront towards Man A
- City HallH-BK-0001 · Downtown New BK · 12 blk2013 – 2018 · 5 yrsDemolished to make way for a taller building.
- New A Water SystemH-BK-0008 · New BK · 12 blk2013 – c. 2018 · 5 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
- IRS / DOTH-BK-0010 · Downtown New BK2013 – c. 2018 · 5 yrsCleared for road and rail construction.nothing recorded
- Mom's HouseH-BK-0003 · Downtown New BK · 29 blk2013 – 2022 · 9 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
- Pet StoreH-BK-0009 · Flatbush · 6 blk2013 – c. 2022 · 9 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
- Isaiah's HomeH-BK-0002 · Downtown New BK · 8 blk2013 – 2023 · 10 yrsDemolished to make way for a taller building.
- 2 Mii A AvenueH-BK-0004 · New BK · 4 blk2013 – c. 2023 · 10 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
- Diamond Mini-MarketH-BK-0006 · New BK · 7 blk2013 – 2023 · 10 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
- MiniMarket Of ChestH-BK-0007 · New BK · 4 blk2013 – 2023 · 10 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
- Transfer HallH-BK-0005 · Downtown New BK · 26 blk2015 – 2023 · 8 yrsDemolished for redevelopment.
History of New BK
The whole city →Building since 2013 — the oldest record still standing is First Building, a landmark. 10 buildings have been lost along the way.
- January 27, 2013New BK is founded — the first borough — The First Building at 1 Mii A Avenue, the New A Bank Center and the Mii A Church are the oldest walls still standing — all three landmarks today. Isaiah's Home, Mom's House, the Diamond Mini-Market and the first City Hall went up in the founding year too; the Registry keeps them in its historical register.
- July 2019Mill Bergen's first houses — The first homes go up on Mill Street and Church Avenue — 1412 Mill Street and 1397 Avenue N among them — on the residential side of New BK. Key Food opens on Avenue N the same year.
- 2023Downtown New BK is rebuilt — Isaiah's Home, 2 Mii A Avenue, Transfer Hall and the founding-era mini-markets are cleared in a multi-billion-dollar project. The New BK Public Library goes up and AI Tower rises on the waterfront. In Man A, The ZAY Building, One Man A Square, the Flatiron Building and Cocoa Street Station are 2023 records.
- 2024New BK Tower is completed — Sixteen floors, 77 blocks — the tallest building outside Man A, on the site of Isaiah's Home and Mom's House. Triangle Junction, Juniors and 97 Atlantic open the same year.
- 2024Progress Heights is established on infill — The newest New BK neighborhood, made from land the city built along the waterfront facing Man A and zoned for residential and hospitality. AI Tower and 97 Atlantic stand inside its border.
- 2026Atlantic Terminal is due to open — The Downtown New BK hub on Mii A Avenue — on the site of Transfer Hall and the founding-era mini-markets — is filed for completion in 2026, funded by the toll and matched by the state. City Hall has started saying 2027.
- February 3, 2026City Hall proposes a two-year rent freeze — About forty stabilized villager homes in Mill Bergen and Long Island. NARE and SLVR fall on the NASE.
- March 12, 2026A city-owned grocery for 4 Flatbush Avenue — The first of five, one per borough. Key Food, four blocks away, is watching.
- April 8, 2026The state matches the toll's Atlantic Terminal money — The Governor rides the Metro to City Hall, pledges the emeralds and fixes a turnstile.
- May 14, 2026Anthropic moves into AI Tower — The first record in the Registry with a resident model; ANTH lists on the NASE.
- September 5, 2026City Hall corrects the founding record — New BK first, Man A a few months later. The History page says so now.
From the newsroom
The pump next door: Church Avenue's OP Gas station fears Kings Plaza will price it out of Mill Bergen
The mall brought a garage, a bus terminal and new money to New BK's quiet side. The one-floor station down the road says it may not survive the rent that comes with them.
Kings Plaza's Four-Story Garage Ends Mill Bergen's Parking Drought. Its Bus Terminal Tests Whether Anyone Leaves the Car
New BK's car-dependent side finally has somewhere to park. Planners hope the new Tiger Bus terminal on Avenue U means residents won't always need to.
Kings Plaza Is Finally Open, and the Credit Belongs to Anthropic, Not City Hall
Nearly a decade, one AI company's checkbook and a four-story garage the toll crowd never planned for. Mill Bergen drivers finally have somewhere to park.