BRIGHTON JUBILEE
Annual bash returns to Brighton Beach
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43rd Annual
Sunday, August 25th, 2019
BY CAMILLE SPERRAZZA
There will be something for everyone at the
43rd Annual Brighton Jubilee, which is set
to return on Sunday, Aug. 25, on Brighton
Beach Avenue between Corbin Place and Coney
Island Avenue.
One of the most popular and culturally diverse
events in Brooklyn, it is anticipated that more
than 125,000 people will attend the annual event,
which promises to be a celebration of Brooklyn’s
diversity and its rich immigrant roots.
The jubilee was created by Pat Singer, president
of a grassroots organization that she founded in
1977 during a dark chapter in Brighton’s history.
The Brighton Neighborhood Association, Inc.,
had declared war against neighborhood deterioration,
and utilized this event to send a clear message:
Brighton Beach was alive and well.
The efforts of Brighton Neighborhood Association
were recognized in the Congressional Record,
as well as by local, national, and international
newspapers. Sen. Charles Shumer, then an
Assemblyman in the 1970’s, mentored the group.
The late state Sen. Donald Halperin worked with
Singer to introduce important legislation for tenants
so they could sustain their affordable apartments,
and secure needed repairs.
“The organization is living proof that we all
have it in our power to make a difference,” says
Singer.
The event — which begins at 10 a.m. and runs
until 6 p.m., rain or shine — offers fun for the whole
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