The oceanside neighborhood of Brighton Beach is part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is located between Coney Island, Ocean Parkway, Manhattan Beach, and Gravesend, and it is home to about 75,000 residents.

Developed as a beach resort in 1868, Brighton Beach was named by a group of businessmen during a naming contest. The Hotel Brighton or Brighton Beach Hotel at the foot of Coney Island Avenue was the centerpiece of Brighton Beach. When winter storms threatened the hotel in the 1880s, a plan was hatched to move the 5000-ton building inland by 500 feet using steam locomotives. It took nine days to complete and was the largest building move of the 19th century.

The Brighton Beach Race Course for Thoroughbred horse racing was constructed adjacent to the Brighton Beach Hotel during that same era. Redevelopment of Brighton Beach over the years has yielded a fairly dense residential community which is served by an elevated subway system.

Brighton Beach is home to a variety of ethnic groups, including a significant population of people from the city of Odessa in Ukraine, Muslims, Polish, Russians, Armenians and others.

The community is rich with restaurants, shops, cafes and boutiques, most of which are located along Brighton Beach Avenue. With its proximity to Coney Island beach and Boardwalk, city beaches, and the Brighton Beach Avenue subway station, Brighton Beach is a popular summer getaway for New York City residents.

If you’re traveling by car, the major roadways in Brighton Beach are the Belt Parkway, Coney Island Avenue and Ocean Parkway. The Brighton Beach and Ocean Parkway subway stations both serve the area, and MTA New York City Transit offers bus service.