Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade in photos
"We crawled in from the sea and got as far as Mermaid Avenue.”
Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Coney Island Saturday afternoon for the annual event that draws creatures of the sea (read: the five boroughs and beyond) and out onto land (read: Surf Avenue) in a celebration of eccentrics, art and summer.
The 37th annual Mermaid Parade took over the neighborhood’s amusement district, featuring revelers decked out in seafaring attire and reportedly drawing more than 800,000 people to Coney. It is considered the largest artistic parade in the country.
“The sun is here. It rained all week, didn’t it? But the sun is here. The solstice is here,” said Dick Zigun, the parade’s founder.
Coney Island
View MoreIn just a little over an hour, you can be transported from the glitz and glamor of Manhattan to the old-school amusement of Brooklyn's storied Coney Island. The destination offers thrills, sun, surf and a unique brand of entertainment that will feel worlds away from the rest of the City.