Crossroads at Brighton Beach officially renamed Ukrainian Way

The intersection between Brighton Beach Avenue and Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn on August 24 - Ukraine's Independence Day - was officially renamed the Ukrainian Way.

About this on your page Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova wrote on Facebook.

“Everyone can contribute to our fight for Independence and every contribution is important! And some, like the renaming of the intersection at Brighton to Ukrainian Way, which was successfully completed today, on the Independence Day of Ukraine, are also extremely symbolic,” Markarova wrote.

She also thanked everyone who developed and implemented the idea of ​​renaming the intersection.

Recall that the renaming only affected the intersection between Brighton Beach Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. We are not talking about changing the name of the entire famous Brighton Beach. However, this idea is still before its implementation. caused a lot of controversy among Russian-speaking residents of New York.