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When you go inland, you are immediately immersed in "Little Odessa," a Russian enclave named after the Ukrainian city on the Black Sea. The neighborhood, which is bound by Sheepshead Bay to the north, Coney Island to the west and Manhattan Beach to the east, has been an immigrant-rich area for a long time. European Jews were the main immigrant population for decades until the mids, when a change in Soviet immigration policies brought a new wave of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine, according to brooklynjewish.

Many shop and restaurant signs are in Cyrillic and the locals often assume you speak Russian until you say something in English. Make sure to brush up on your Russian before you go — "da" "yes" , "nyet" "no" and "spasiba" "thank you". After spending a day there, we crafted an agenda to help you get your feet wet in Brighton Beach, from sunrise to sunset.

We ordered the Turkish tea, an omelet made with Turkish sausage, and a small baklava — because when in Rome, right? Brighton Beach, just east of Coney Island, accessible by Brighton First Road and Brighton Second through Fourth streets, offers clean sand and usually more space to stretch out than its popular neighboring beach. If you forgot something, plenty of stores along Brighton Beach Avenue will have what you need for your beach trip.

The boardwalk is the same landmarked Riegelmann Boardwalk you see in Coney Island, however, some of the wooden boards can be a little unstable, so step lightly. With that being said, it is worth it to take a nice stroll down the boardwalk to do some people watching watch for grandmothers in their babushkas getting some sun and serenading musicians and take in the salty air.

Again, most servers will greet you in Russian. The quality is great, the prices are lower than other parts of the city. And, I love the borscht at Brighton Bazaar. It is fantastic but to get the first batch of the day, the best batch, you need to get there by 11 in the morning.

Who would have figured that a while ago I see lots more Fresh Direct trucks than ever before. But I can tell you that I love the Olivier salad the Russian version of potato salad that you get in any of the markets in the neighborhood.

I like to get it at the Brighton Bazaar. They mix peas and other good things in with the potatoes and I can make a meal of it. You can go and sit outside and have a drink, meet friends, have something to eat and not kill your budget. Sometimes I go to the beach. My kids used to go a lot when they were younger. Ticket prices are reasonable, and parking is free. They like things that are new…. Is it a good place to raise a family? I think it is.

Kids are happy here—the beach is right here. I used to take my kids to Bay 1 all the time. District 21 [the school district] is excellent. We have five mosques, good schools. All my kids went to public school and now one is a doctor and two are in law school. The local public schools are an option at both the elementary and middle school level. The Bay Academy is a long but doable walk and a lot of kids from here go there for middle school and like it. High school is a bit more of an issue: My neighbor sent her only son to boarding school.

We have good cooperation with the 60th Precinct but some in the community wish that the police would do more patrolling. As a result, we were assigned more Russian-speaking officers. Our insurance has skyrocketed since then.

Super storms like Sandy are more likely when the ocean warms and I can tell you that in October the water used to be so cold I could barely swim in it and now it is as warm as our indoor pool! Another thing we worry about is the possibility of sky-high property taxes. There was sand in the streets, banks were locked, cars were floating down the street. But, we came back.

Russians are resilient. Can we come back from another storm like that? And the road conditions, particularly in the part covered by the el, are terrible. I live in Midwood. I like it there. I was born in Odessa. We have everything we need. Lots of young people are moving in and I encourage the new development.

In immigrant communities there is so much moving in and out that many formerly controlled rents get decontrolled. Newcomers should never take preferential rent. If you must take a luxurious Instagram, try not to get caught leaning up against a fancy car.

But even on sweltering summer weekends, Brighton Beach has plenty of room along the coastline. Spend an hour or a few in the sun until you realize the Baltika 9 has gone to your head and you need some real food, like, now. For a late lunch, head to Tatiana , a boardwalk restaurant at Brighton 6th Street that has the distinct feel of a seaside cafe. Prepare to be ignored: just like in real Europe, Brighton Beach servers can be aloof.

When a waiter eventually arrives, order the red caviar. Spread thickly in the slightly sweet crepes, the roe has the distinctive taste of salmon, sort of like a supercharged lox. Need a kick of caffeine after all those hours in the sun? Order a tea with cherry jam: in Russia, they like to stir in fruit preserves in place of sweetener.

These Koryo-saram -- ethnic Koreans in post-Soviet states -- have formed a distinct culture, and many have immigrated to the United States. Try the veggie dishes, which are heavy on cucumber and carrot, like an Uzbek rendition of Korean banchan. The food is red with chilies, but mostly mild; still, you can bring your own beer or vodka to cool your palate. For a meatier meal, try the lamb-heavy Uyghur food at Cafe Kashkar.

Not that you need to have a grasp of the Eastern Bloc to enjoy the food at Cafe Kashkar. Order the lagman, a national dish of the Uyghur in Kazakhstan: the hand-pulled noodles in seasoned lamb broth are thick and chewy, charmingly misshapen, and salty enough to replace everything that you sweat out in the sun.

The restaurant is halal, so no liquor is allowed. After dark, Brighton Beach is known for its kitschy nightlife.