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 […]
Coney Island is expecting over 800,000 scantily-clad, semi-aquatic merpeople to participate in or witness the 37th Mermaid Day Parade on Saturday, June 22. The annual parade is a celebration of the art community and goes through Coney Island’s amusement district. Beginning at 1 p.m., participants will march along Surf Avenue, starting on West 21st Street, […]
Coney Islanders at a ferry planning meeting this week told officials they’re happy about the service, they’re just not thrilled about where it might be docking. New York City Economic Development Corporation representatives met with Coney Island residents, community board members and other stakeholders at the New York Aquarium on Tuesday to collect public comment […]