What communities make up Bensonhurst?

Bensonhurst is one of Brooklyn's most diverse neighborhoods. Long the heart of Italian-American Brooklyn, it retains a strong Italian heritage in its food, shops, and traditions, especially along 18th Avenue. Over recent decades it has also become home to one of the borough's largest Chinese communities, centered around 86th Street and Bay Parkway, as well as significant Russian and Eastern European populations. This blend of cultures gives Bensonhurst a lively, authentic character and some of the best and most affordable dining in southern Brooklyn.