2730 Coney Island Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11235 cohenmila@yahoo.com

Vol. Brooklyn · The Monument Makers

A Brooklyn story,
told in granite.

Behind a courtyard wall on Coney Island Avenue, a family has been doing patient work: listening to other families, drawing memorials by hand, and carving them in granite that will outlast us all.

This is not a shop you hurry through. Come with photographs and stories — the stone can wait until they are told.

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2730 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11235 · cohenmila@yahoo.com

Watercolor of a Brooklyn cemetery courtyard with a red cardinal
South Brooklyn, in watercolor — where our story begins. ❦

From the workshop folio

The illustrated index

Every design in the workshop’s folio — pictured, named, and numbered, with its stone and size beneath.

Single Monuments

One life, remembered fully.

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The SerenityBM-101 Barre Gray · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 30″ The Evening StarBM-102 Absolute Black · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 30″ The MagnoliaBM-103 Morning Rose · Tablet 28″ × 6″ × 28″ The ShepherdBM-104 Bahama Blue · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 34″ The BelovedBM-105 India Red · Tablet 30″ × 6″ × 28″ The Dove of PeaceBM-106 Sierra White · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 30″ The ZionBM-107 Black Galaxy · Tablet 26″ × 6″ × 30″ The WillowBM-108 Emerald Pearl · Tablet 26″ × 6″ × 32″ The Morning LightBM-109 Gray Mist · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 30″ The Faithful CrossBM-110 Dakota Mahogany · Tablet 26″ × 6″ × 40″ The Eternal FlameBM-111 Aurora · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 34″ The Garden RoseBM-112 Paradiso · Tablet 24″ × 6″ × 30″

Double Monuments

Two names, one story.

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The CompanionsBM-201 Barre Gray · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 30″ Two HeartsBM-202 Morning Rose · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 28″ The Wings of DawnBM-203 Bahama Blue · Tablet 66″ × 6″ × 30″ The HarborBM-204 Absolute Black · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 28″ The Open BookBM-205 Sierra White · Book 54″ × 10″ × 24″ The DevotedBM-206 India Red · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 30″ The Twin OaksBM-207 Mountain Green · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 30″ The Evening PrayerBM-208 Blue Pearl · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 32″ The Golden YearsBM-209 Dakota Mahogany · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 28″ The Star of ZionBM-210 Black Galaxy · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 30″ The RingsBM-211 Gray Mist · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 30″ The OrthodoxBM-212 Emerald Pearl · Tablet 60″ × 6″ × 32″

Family Monuments

A gathering place for generations.

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The HomesteadBM-301 Barre Gray · Overall 96″ × 14″ × 48″ The LegacyBM-302 Absolute Black · Overall 90″ × 14″ × 52″ The GenerationsBM-303 Bahama Blue · Tablet 84″ × 8″ × 36″ The CathedralBM-304 Emerald Pearl · Overall 96″ × 14″ × 56″ The ObeliskBM-305 Gray Mist · Column 20″ × 20″ × 72″ The Family TreeBM-306 Mountain Green · Overall 96″ × 14″ × 48″ The Star of HomeBM-307 Black Galaxy · Tablet 84″ × 8″ × 36″ The Garden BenchBM-308 Morning Rose · Bench 48″ × 14″ × 18″ The SanctuaryBM-309 India Red · Overall 96″ × 14″ × 48″ The PillarsBM-310 Blue Pearl · Overall 102″ × 14″ × 54″ The HeritageBM-311 Dakota Mahogany · Tablet 84″ × 8″ × 34″ The Eternal GardenBM-312 Paradiso · Overall 90″ × 14″ × 52″

Triple Monuments

Side by side, always.

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The TrinityBM-401 Barre Gray · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 36″ The Three SistersBM-402 Morning Rose · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 34″ The Generations ThreeBM-403 Absolute Black · Overall 96″ × 6″ × 34″ The Cathedral ThreeBM-404 Bahama Blue · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 38″ The Family CircleBM-405 Emerald Pearl · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 34″ The Star TrioBM-406 Black Galaxy · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 36″ The Dawn PanelsBM-407 Gray Mist · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 34″ The OrchardBM-408 Mountain Green · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 36″ The DevotionBM-409 India Red · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 38″ The Peaceful ThreeBM-410 Sierra White · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 34″ The AmethystBM-411 Paradiso · Overall 90″ × 6″ × 34″ The Harbor LightsBM-412 Himalayan Blue · Overall 96″ × 6″ × 34″

Foot Stones & Markers

Close to the earth, close to the heart.

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The MeadowBM-501 Barre Gray · 24″ × 12″ × 4″ The CornerstoneBM-502 Absolute Black · 24″ × 14″ × 8″ The HillsideBM-503 Bahama Blue · 24″ × 10″ × 16″ The PillowBM-504 Gray Mist · 20″ × 14″ × 8″ The Little AngelBM-505 Sierra White · 16″ × 4″ × 16″ The Grass MarkerBM-506 Dakota Mahogany · 24″ × 12″ × 4″ The SlopeBM-507 Mountain Green · 24″ × 10″ × 16″ The Star MarkerBM-508 Black Galaxy · 24″ × 14″ × 8″ The Rose CornerBM-509 India Red · 28″ × 14″ × 4″ The Morning SunBM-510 Gray Mist · 24″ × 14″ × 8″ The TwilightBM-511 Blue Pearl · 24″ × 10″ × 16″ The BlossomBM-512 Morning Rose · 20″ × 14″ × 8″

Ledgers

A covering of stone, a promise kept.

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The Full LedgerBM-601 Barre Gray · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Cross LedgerBM-602 Absolute Black · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Rose LedgerBM-603 India Red · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Book of LifeBM-604 Sierra White · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Star LedgerBM-605 Black Galaxy · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Ivy LedgerBM-606 Emerald Pearl · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Half LedgerBM-607 Gray Mist · 48″ × 36″ × 8″ The Orthodox LedgerBM-608 Dakota Mahogany · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Garden LedgerBM-609 Mountain Green · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The Dawn LedgerBM-610 Bahama Blue · 48″ × 36″ × 8″ The Amethyst LedgerBM-611 Paradiso · 84″ × 36″ × 8″ The SapphireBM-612 Blue Pearl · 84″ × 36″ × 8″

The method

Three chapters of care

As practiced daily at 2730 Coney Island Avenue.

We meet & listen

At the shop on Coney Island Avenue, or by email — whichever feels easier. No appointment needed, no pressure ever.

We design together

You approve a scale drawing of the monument — stone, shape, lettering and artwork — and we revise it until it feels right.

We craft & install

We carve the granite, handle all cemetery paperwork, and set the monument ourselves. You receive photographs the day it stands.

“We treat every stone as if it were for our own family — because here in Brighton, it often is.”

The Brighton Monuments family

Whenever you are ready

Come talk it through.

Bring photographs, a cemetery name, an idea — or nothing at all. We will listen first, and guide you gently through every choice. Consultations are free, in English or Russian.

Showroom2730 Coney Island Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Service areaEvery cemetery in New York & New Jersey.