Brighton Beach is a neighborhood of the American city of New York. It is located by the ocean, along the Coney Island peninsula and south of Brooklyn. In 2007 it had a population of 75 692 residents, with a total of 31 228 dwellings.1 Brighton Beach borders Coney Island on Ocean Parkway to the west, Manhattan Beach on Corbin Place to the east, Sheepshead Bay on the Belt Parkway to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south along the beach and boardwalk.2 It is known for its high population o