Katya Kumkova

Machinist at MTA’s Coney Island Overhaul and Repair Shop and oldest active TWU Local 100 member

Brooklyn-born playwright on her plays set in Coney Island and a marriage proposal on the beach

Coney Islander, musician/songwriter in alt-rock band Newborn, lifeguard

Growing up in the Russian community in Coney Island and Brighton Beach

Memories of growing up on Coney Island’s first block and working in the Cyclone photobooth’s darkroom

Three-time International Jugglers Association champion and resident of Southern Brooklyn

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