I used to live in Brighton Beach & Sheepshead bay! All the ruskies came in claiming to be Jews but none would ever attend temple or talk to the real Jews like me already living there. Somehow they came with a lot of $ or were subsidized by the US gov. Either way they own both neighborhoods now. So glad I got the hell out of there in 84!
When the Russkies overran NYC in the late 70s, early 80s, I was working part time at NY Hospital (around the time the Shah was there). They were all on welfare and getting free healthcare on our dime. They were obnoxious beyond belief.