Brooklyn celebrates life, birthdays and Coney Island at 44th annual Mermaid Parade • Brooklyn Paper
Gela Buchbinder celebrated her 101st birthday on Saturday as only a true Brooklynite could: by marching in the…
BP Reynoso presents check for Mermaid Parade
CONEY ISLAND — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso presented Coney Island USA with a $20,000 check that was…
Brooklyn borough president makes pledge annually to save NYC’s beloved Mermaid Parade
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso delivered a $20,000 check to Coney Island USA on Wednesday and committed to…
Mermaid Parade marches on as Reynoso promises annual funding ‘so long as I’m in office’ • Brooklyn Paper
When Coney Island USA, the organizer of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, sounded the alarm in April that…
Mermaid Parade nears survival as community support swells, but funding gap remains • Brooklyn Paper
Left to right: Adam Rinn, artistic director, and James Fitzsimmons, executive director of Coney Island USA, say that…
Beloved NYC Mermaid Parade could be canceled amid ‘financial crisis’
CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (PIX11) — New York City’s beloved Mermaid Parade is at risk as its organizers face…
Coney Island Film School to host first-ever student film festival this weekend in Brooklyn
The fresh group of directors and filmmakers from the brand-new Coney Island Film School will present their work…
Brooklynites dive into 2026 at frigid Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge • Brooklyn Paper
The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of…
Sign-ups open to dive into 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge • Brooklyn Paper
Registration is now open for the 2026 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. File photo by Erica Price Search…
The life, death and afterlife of the Coney Island casino • Brooklyn Paper
The body of the proposed Coney Island casino was still warm when its funeral began. As locals filled…