This is the beach for the family. With two three-block-long playgrounds on either side, a handball court and hundreds of picnic tables, is the perfect spot for a getaway that’s close to home. Each ...

Brighton Beach is home to one of New York City's largest senior populations. As CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger explains, a web of organizations works to support their specific needs year-round.

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 ...

Brownstoner takes on Brooklyn history in Nabe Names, a series of briefs on the origins and surprising stories of neighborhood nomenclature. A haven of thick accents and borscht, Brighton Beach is a ...

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 ...

Visiting the quintessential Brighton Pier is one of the best things to do in Brighton - AP/FOTOLIA Brighton was once the seaside bolthole of the Prince Regent – and his legacy is found in Regency ...

Russians don’t speak highly of Brighton Beach, the enclave in Southern Brooklyn where I spent many of my formative years. The neighborhood’s critics disparage it with a degree of shame or superiority, ...