South Brooklyn is a lot of things. It’s an amusement park, both literally thanks to Coney Island and its thrill rides and figuratively because of the eccentric boardwalk of Brighton Beach lined with ...

Brooklyn took center stage at the 2025 Academy Awards on Sunday night as “Anora,” which was based and filmed in southern Brooklyn, won five Oscars — including Best Picture. The dramedy tells the story ...

BOROUGHWIDE — THE OSCAR-WINNING indie film “Anora” has brought new attention to Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, as well as Coney Island, boosting local businesses featured in the film. The Sean ...

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 ...

Just past Exit 9 on the Belt Parkway is the completely undisturbed Plumb Beach. Accessible via a rest stop, there are no amenities save for a bathroom. The lack of vendors and infrastructure (no ...

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 ...

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.

Police have arrested the man who sucker-punched a beachgoer on a Brooklyn boardwalk and left him for dead, authorities said Wednesday. Kyle Gulino, 22, was charged with assault and manslaughter for ...