Mermaid Avenue Celebrates First Holiday Lighting in Two Decades
Coney Island got into the holiday spirit on Weds., Nov. 28 as it reveled in a special ceremony for the unveiling of magnificent holiday lights along Mermaid Avenue, one of the nabe’s crucial commercial strips.
The ceremony, which included caroling, hot chocolate and guest appearances from local politicians, saw the lighting of a mile-long stretch of Mermaid Avenue from Stillwell Avenue to West 33rd Street.
The ceremony was co-sponsored by the Alliance for Coney Island and Councilmember Mark Treyger, while the lights themselves were made possible by a $20,000 donation from the Arker Companies, a family-owned real estate company focused on building affordable housing.