Filtering by Brighton Beach

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

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

Bill Zeidenberg
Memories of growing up on Brighton First Court and a summer job renting beach chairs in Coney Island

Teresa Genaro
Reflections on the history of horse racing in Coney Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Steve Larkin
Memories of working at a Coney Island beach chair and umbrella rental company as a teen in the 1970s

Patricia Sener
Sea Gate resident and co-founder of CIBBOWS - Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers