Group 2
From Decoding New York
Description
- Brighton Beach (Brooklyn)
- Eastern Parkway (Brooklyn)
Outline
• Brighton Beach Themes
a. Ethnic makeup: how the major ethnic group populated the neighborhood and mixed with other ethnicities in the neighborhood.
b. Historical: Before Brighton Beach was heavily populated by Russian immigrants, it was populated by
c. The changes took place after the 1950s, in social, economic, and religious and demographic ways.
d. Current Social Makeup: The Russian population is the major group residing in Brighton Beach and transformed it into how it is today. b. Contrasting Bay Ridge and East Village by showing the different sources of social change in each neighborhood: reform brought about by different ethnicities vs. reform as a result of the influx of artists
e. Role of Satellite Communities: Brighton Beach and the Russian population shifted to satellite communities in Queens such as Astoria and has Russian neighborhoods such as Sheepsheads Bay, Midwood and Ocean Parkway.
f. Economy: The economy of Brighton Beach is rich in Russian restaurants and flourishing businesses.
g. Stereotyping: Russian Jewish stereotypes.
Sources:
http://www.brightonbeach.com/ http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0519,mcevers,63713,15.html http://www.brightonbeachbid.org http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ourbrooklyn/brightonbeach/ http://www.brightonbeachclub.co.uk/brighton_beach_history.asp
Israelowitd, Oscar. Guide to Jewish New York. Brooklyn: Israelowitd Publishing, 1987. Shapiro, Edward. Crown Heights; Black, Jews, 1991 Brooklyn Riot. Hanover: University Press of New England, 2006.
