Named after the Nostrand family, probably after Gerret Noorstrandt, a 17th-century settler.
The avenue honours the Nostrand family, early settlers of what is now Brooklyn; NYC Parks says it may be named specifically for Gerret Noorstrandt. Originally called Nostrand Lane, it has been open since 1840 and runs about 8 miles across Brooklyn. In 2004, the 200th anniversary of Haiti’s independence, it was co-named Toussaint Louverture Boulevard after the Haitian revolutionary (1743–1803).