Brighton Beach is the latest star of the silver screen ... Peter Agrapides owns Williams Candy Shop, which has been a staple of the Coney Island boardwalk since 1941. “He’s a carnival guy. He used to ...

The Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brighton Beach and Coney Island are basking in the glow of Oscar success as "Anora," a film shot in their streets, swept the 97th Academy Awards.

Anora, the indie film about a Brooklyn stripper marrying the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, dominated last night's Oscars, taking home five awards in total, including best picture, best director ...

Sean Baker broke Oscar records as the first person to personally win four Academy Awards for a single film - for directing, ...

Transfer to the Q for a few more stops and you're in Coney Island, Brighton Beach's carnivalesque cousin with a 100-year-old wooden roller coaster and colorful boardwalk that forms the people's ...

The film shows the two running around Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Mill Basin and Coney Island, where Williams Candy debuts on the silver screen. Williams Candy owner Peter Agrapides Jr ...

The dramedy tells the story of a young Brighton Beach-based sex worker, Ani, who meets and falls in love with the son of a Russian oligarch while romping through Coney Island and luxuriating in a Mill ...

A 2023 survey of Brighton Beach, Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay shows that around 39% of households include a Jewish person. If casting was key, Ani and her sister Vera (played by Ella Rubin ...

The vibrant Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brighton Beach and Coney Island are basking in the glow of Oscar success as “Anora,” a film shot in their streets, ...