Filtering by 1990 - 1999

Alisa Minyukova
Brooklyn artist who emigrated from Russia as a child is drawn to Ocean Parkway and Brighton Beach

Leonid Alaverdov
Tapestry artist and Coney Island resident whose work is inspired by his native Baku and New York City

Steven Feinstein
Reflections on running Wilensky Hardware, a 100-year-old family business on Mermaid Avenue

Steve Campanella
Collector of 1950's and '60s memorabilia whose Bensonhurst home is known as the Statue House

Dennis Thomas
President of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club for the past 12 years and a member since the 1980s

Boan Lin (Master Lin)
Tai chi master who was born in China shares memories of practicing and teaching his art in Brooklyn

Yeva Novik
A 90-year-old Coney Island resident recounts her journey from Moscow to Southern Brooklyn

Natasha Lvovich
Moscow-born Coney Island resident, writer of creative nonfiction and fiction, and professor of English

Mr. Luong
Coney Island homeowner recalls fleeing Vietnam with his family in 1981 and settling in New York City

Alexander Vindman
Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who emigrated from Ukraine to Brighton Beach as a child

Josh Wolfe
Chairman of Coney Island Prep on growing up in Coney Island and the charter school's first 15 years

Mary Engel
Filmmaker and archivist whose parents collaborated on the film Little Fugitive in Coney Island