Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. This was my home when I first moved from Russia in 1996! The neighborhood is mostly emigrants from the USSR or post-USSR nations. Aging Russians who came over decades ago live alongside newer Russians who came following the fall of the Soviet Union. Despite being close to Coney Island, it still has very high poverty rates. | Viewing NYC

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Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. This was my home when I first moved from Russia in 1996! The neighborhood is mostly emigrants from the USSR or post-USSR nations. Aging Russians who came over decades ago live alongside newer Russians who came following the fall of the Soviet Union. Despite being close to Coney Island, it still has very high poverty rates.