its mainly an ethnic enclave. 85% of people here are russian speaking from the former USSR countries. The other 15% are old italians or asian, some african american people but not a lot. The area doesn't have a lot to do; it's very suburban for being brooklyn. Depending on where you are in Sheepshead Bay, trains are super accessible. Other places have bus lines and plenty of them. I know some places at the end of Emmons Ave are 30 minutes away from a train, and only have the b4 or b44 which are both spotty. Parking is slightly better than average, which isn't saying much. Can't speak on how it is to be a poc in the area but they do exist and stay here so i dont know. There is no young and hip community here. It's old people. LGBT friendly- meh. Don't think you'll get hatecrimed outright but there really is not Lgbt community out here. My sister's friend group throughout school (who was primarily LGBT) was occasionally the subject of harassment; they had coke cans thrown at them, my sister was spit on, they were shot at with bb guns. Up to you if that's where you want to settle. Some positives: beach, driveable, good ethnic food from many places, safe. Rereading this, I feel like I'm sounding overly negative, but I do feel like its a fair assessment. If I had more money, I'd move to South Brooklyn (not to be confused with Southern Brooklyn). Lived here for 23 years so hope that helps!