What's the difference between Flatbush and Midwood?
I know lots of people who tell me they live in Flatbush, but others claim they really live in Midwood.
My grandparents, for instance, lived on I between 23rd and 24th. To them and their community, this was always Flatbush. (I remember when they moved to Flatbush -- specifically to Flatbush. They previously lived in Bensonhurst.) Yet others have told me that they actually lived in Midwood, and that Flatbush actually referred to the (entirely distinct, although not terribly distant) neighborhood around the terminus of the 2 train. So who's right? Is it possible that an entire community living in the neighborhood -- probably the largest community living in the neighborhood -- doesn't even know what it's called? (I have my own opinions on these matters, but I'll allow others to comment.)