Coney Island & Brighton Beach
Neighborhood Intelligence

Coney Island and Brighton Beach form Brooklyn Community District 13, occupying a narrow Atlantic Ocean peninsula at the southern tip of Brooklyn. Coney Island is one of New York's most iconic destinations, home to Luna Park, the Wonder Wheel, and a historic boardwalk stretching over two miles along the ocean. The neighborhood experienced disinvestment for decades and has been the focus of ongoing redevelopment efforts, with new residential towers rising alongside the amusement district.

Brighton Beach, immediately to the east, is known as 'Little Odessa' for its dense Russian and Ukrainian immigrant community centered along Brighton Beach Avenue beneath the elevated B and Q train lines. The district also includes Sea Gate, a private gated community at the western tip, and Manhattan Beach on the eastern end. The area faces ongoing coastal resiliency challenges following Hurricane Sandy in 2012.