Thursday, September 3, 2020

At the Renegade Mermaid Parade



This past Sunday afternoon, aficionados of the canceled-this-year Mermaid Parade came together as socially distant as possible along Avenue B to pay homage to the annual Coney Island event as well as to support local businesses.

Organizers dubbed this Renegade Mermaid Parade as a cross between the Mermaid Parade and the Easter Parade complete with a fashion show/costume contest.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy was on Seventh Street and Avenue B for part of the festivities...

























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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2020 at 10:42 AM

    So good! Thanks for keeping the spirit alive, folks!

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  2. Laura GogginSeptember 3, 2020 at 10:58 AM

    So sorry I missed this! Great photos!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2020 at 9:40 PM

    And they say NYC is dead.

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  4. Andy on 7September 3, 2020 at 11:48 PM

    Niiice. All masks creatively factored in. Fish basket head is great. I hope Dick Zigun approves.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2020 at 9:29 AM

    Sorry I missed this
    Great photos

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  6. UnknownSeptember 4, 2020 at 2:37 PM

    We did get approval from Dick 🎯 We also appeared during the Tail-A-Thon to spread the word and raise money for The Coney Island ermaid Parade.

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  7. Curlyeyez55$September 4, 2020 at 3:08 PM

    Beautiful pics, thank you for sharing. I 100% miss this colorful parade. Praying next year i can walk in it.

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