Actually, Steven, Brighton Beach was the original Coney Island, as we know it. Before the neighborhood developed as a bathing beach, it was an island divided into sections: West End (Sea Gate), West ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. According to the Parks Department, there are 15 beaches within the city ...

3159 Coney Island Ave.; 718-616-0766. With recipes cribbed from the owner’s grandmother (naturally), this busy café serves the best Ukrainian food in the city. A bowl of ruby-red borscht ($6) provides ...

On Brighton Beach Avenue, $2 can buy a meat pierogi sold by a babushka out a store window. If luck strikes, a man may be playing the accordion on the corner as seagulls fly overhead. Even in the ...

Zipwiring straight into 2026, Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, today announces Big Beach Boutique 7 - three massive On The Beach dates on the pebbles of Brighton Beach: 17th, 18th, and 19th July 2026.