[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] It just takes on a special feeling in black and white.

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Here is Arnold Baskin’s 1979 short film: “Brooklyn by the Sea.” Per the dear friend of GL, Jack Szwergold, who brought it to our attention: This is amazing. Truly amazing. It captures all of the weirdness and magic of Brighton Beach in 1979 just before it became a 100% Russian enclave and was a mix […]

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While most of the attention is focused on Coney Island, Brighton Beach, which has seen its share of out-of-context development is up for a rezoning. About 50 blocks of the neighborhood with either be upzoned or downzoned, with the city preferring to dwell on protecting block where bungalows have been demolished to build some fairly […]

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[Photo courtesy of jackszwergold/GL Flickr Pool] It’s the Baltika Russian beer truck in Brighton Beach!

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[Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library] This is the Brighton Beach Boardwalk at Sea Breeze Ave. in 1929.

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[Photo courtesy of chadwbecks] Shot in Brighton Beach and/or Coney Island. Gorgeous.

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[Photo courtesy of Meg Groome] These are pigeons huddling against the winter cold on the subway overpass over Ocean Parkway in Brighton Beach, just before the road turns right as it reaches the boardwalk and the ocean. And, to all, a good evening.

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[Photo courtesy of lornagrl/GL Flickr Pool] Writes photographer lornagrl, whose pics we dig a lot: “I guess Bart Simpson had a little too much to drink in Brighton Beach on New Years.” Dude. That’s just undignified.

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s a shot of some holiday cheer from Brighton Beach. Well, at least they’re trying.

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] It comes from Brighton Beach, of course.

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[Photo courtesy of New York Public Library] This is Brighton Beach Avenue at Hoff Street back in the Roaring Twenties, specifically 1927.

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Brighton Beach has a lot of gourmet coffee places, none of which are open before 8am and if you work in midtown, you most likely need to be on the B Train before then. The places that do open early–Rocco’s, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts are very crowded with very long lines. Meanwhile there are several […]

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[Photo courtesy of smile_its_erika/flickr] We weren’t in Coney or Brighton Beach yesterday, but we’re going to say that it’s safe to assume that it might have been slightly more impressive over by the water than it was further inland. At least, there was significant gloom. This is the view (or lack thereof) in Brighton Beach.

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One of the more interesting things to do in Brighton Beach, if you’re up to it, is to go food shopping. My favorite store is M & I International Food, right on the main drag and across the street from the elevated train…It is fun just to walk around and see all of the food. […]

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[Photo courtesy of lornagrl/GL Flickr Pool] This photo comes to us via GL Flickr Pool contributor lornagrl and showcases some of the fine fruits available at the markets in Brighton Beach.

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[Photo courtesy of lornagrl/GL Flckr Pool] We suggest you click here to view this photo at a larger size. It is superb. It comes from lornagrl via our GL Flckr Pool.

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[Photo courtesy of June Carter Cash Peeps/Gl Flickr Pool] Our photographer writes: “The lifeguard on Brighton beach. I think I just burned out my retinas. Christ that’s bright orange.”

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Finally, someone is doing a Brighton Beach blog! Little ‘Rus, which we found courtesy of one of our other favorite area blogs, Sheepshead Bites, has been around for about a month and offer some eclectic coverage of the neighborhood from food (we learned about pelmeni) to development. While the former is interesting, the latter is […]

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[Photo courtesy of Sail Brooklyn/flickr] This cool vantage point on Brighton Beach comes from GL Photo Pool contributor Sail Brooklyn. The massive grouping of buildings is the Oceana condo complex as they appear from the water.

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This is the Royal Palace, a banya in Brighton Beach (or on the edge of Coney Island if one prefers that definition of the location. We found it via Flatbush Pigeon and were immediately mesmerized. Who knew that a place like this existed? Not only does it exist, but it’s brand new. The website is […]

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Have you joined our Gowanus Lounge Flickr Pool yet? We hope you will or, at least, tag Brooklyn pics that you’d like us to see “gowanuslounge.” [Photo courtesy of lornagrl/flickr] Here’s some fruit in Brighton Beach courtesy of lornagrl and the GL Photo Pool.

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We hit Brighton Beach & Coney Island yesterday evening. Here are 59 seconds of that experience.

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Do you have your mini dachshund puppy? They are, after all, symbols of luxury. We found this flier posted in Brighton Beach. So, if mini dachshunds in unique color patterns and colors are symbolically luxurious, what are chihuahuas? In any case, they sure are cute in those photos, symbols of luxury or not.

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Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

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With Coney Island in the news this week because of theatrics at the public presentation of the city’s proposed zoning changes and plans, we thought we’d turn our attention again to the subject of the disgraceful condition of the boardwalk itself. We’ve focused on it from time to time over the last two years, and […]

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