Jun. 13, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Gabriele Holtermann
The sun is out, the temperatures are rising, and Brooklyn’s beaches are beckoning. Brooklyn’s southern shores are home to four main beaches: Coney Island Beach, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach and Plumb Beach.
May. 9, 2024 By Adam Daly
Southern Brooklyn Council Member Inna Vernikov is being sued for defamation by Russian-language media mogul Gregory Davidzon.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Friends, family and supporters of Evan Gershkovich — the journalist detained in Russia last March — gathered together to mark the one-year anniversary of his wrongful imprisonment with an event in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach and at a beach of the same name overseas.
Oct. 4, 2023 By Melissa Fishman
Small businesses in Brooklyn are struggling to recover from the floodwaters that inundated New York late last week, which posed long-term problems with few solutions in sight.
Sep. 25, 2023 By Adam Daly
A 43-year-old man who was brutally stabbed outside his Brighton Beach home earlier this month has died of his injuries, authorities announced Monday morning.
Aug. 29, 2023 By Jada Camille
Hundreds flocked to southern Brooklyn over on Sunday for the 46th annual multicultural street festival known as the Brighton Jubilee.
Jun. 1, 2023 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn beaches opened over the weekend with standard hours, but locals should expect limited swimming sections this summer due to a low number of lifeguard recruits.
May. 19, 2023 By Jada Camille
The Coney Island Riegelmann Boardwalk turned 100 years old on May 15, and instead of celebrating with cake and balloons, residents are pleading with city officials for an adequate reinvestment in their community.
Mar. 24, 2023 By Adam Daly
A doctor and officer manager at a Brighton Beach medical clinic have been charged for allegedly defrauding healthcare administrators out more than $700,000 over a four year period, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Friday.
Mar. 8, 2023 By Jada Camille
The site of a proposed men’s homeless shelter in Brighton Beach is now slated to become a United States Postal Service facility after years of community outcry against the shelter.