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Coney Island's 43rd Mermaid Parade returns, promising a vibrant celebration with thousands expected to attend.
The Mermaid Parade, a Coney Island tradition, returns to New York City this weekend for the 2025 celebration. The colorful ...
The above video previously aired on May 8, 2024 CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — The party under the sea comes to the shore at the 43rd annual Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn ...
The creatures of the Atlantic Ocean will shimmy up the beach and onto the boardwalk on June 21 as the 43rd annual Coney ...
just a short walk from the once thrilling but now defunct Parachute Jump, an emblem of Coney Island’s past and present. “The city is seeking developers who share a vision for inclusive ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thousands of mermaid lovers ... then continue their march to Steeplechase Plaza, under the Parachute Jump, where the event will disband. After the parade, around 5 p.m ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thousands of mermaid lovers ... then continue their march to Steeplechase Plaza, under the Parachute Jump, where the event will disband. After the parade, around 5 p.m ...
Making Coney ... Coney Island. George Tilyou founded it in 1897, but it closed in 1964 due to low attendance. The metal tower glimpsed beyond the home-run fence is the park’s former Parachute ...
including the famous Parachute Jump on the Riegelmann Boardwalk at Coney Island in Brooklyn. According to Asbury Park Press articles at the time, its first riders were local couples who had ...
On Saturday, September 1, the non-profit organization joined friends, family and supporters at the foot of Coney Island’s storied Parachute Jump, 1000 Surf Avenue, to light it teal in the name ...
and admire the defunct two-hundred-and-fifty-foot Parachute Jump that stands sentry over the Brooklyn Cyclones’ minor-league baseball stadium. At the turn of the twentieth century, Coney Island ...