{"id":240759,"date":"2026-05-22T17:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/240759\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:38:13","slug":"bp-reynoso-presents-check-for-mermaid-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/240759\/","title":{"rendered":"BP Reynoso presents check for Mermaid Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>CONEY ISLAND \u2014 Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso presented Coney Island USA with a $20,000 check that was allocated to officially give the nonprofit organization the money needed to host the 44th annual Mermaid Day Parade next month.<\/p>\n

Reynoso committed to saving the beloved Brooklyn tradition at his 2026 State of the Borough Address.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Brooklyn<\/a>Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso presents a check to Coney Island USA to ensure the Mermaid parade. Photo: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso\u2019s office<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mermaid Parade represents the most creative parts of Brooklyn,\u201d he said during the check presentation outside of Coney Island USA on May 20. \u201cWhen I heard that the parade was in jeopardy, there was no question about stepping in to save it. Thousands of artists, creatives and everyday Brooklynites have kicked off the summer by marching in the parade for over four decades, and losing it would have been a devastating loss for our borough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this spring, the organization posted on its social media pages that due to financial troubles, this year\u2019s parade may be canceled. A GoFundMe page was also set up to help ensure that the parade continues as scheduled. It raised $42,453. It also received a $25,000 sponsorship from Comic Con.<\/p>\n

\"Brooklyn<\/a>Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso presents a check to Coney Island USA to ensure the Mermaid parade. Photo: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso\u2019s office<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the producers of the Mermaid Parade, we\u2019re so grateful to Borough President Reynoso for jumping in to help support the parade financially,\u201d said Adam Rinn, director of Coney Island USA. \u201cI think I can speak for the thousands and thousands of marchers, fans and spectators when I say that the parade means so much to so many people of Brooklyn and beyond, and that we all laud the Borough President as the true hero of this year\u2019s parade! The nation\u2019s largest art parade will live on in the best place in the world, Brooklyn.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was also announced this month that musicians Jesse Malin and Rickie Lee Jones will be the parade\u2019s king and queen. The parade will be held June 20.<\/p>\n

\"Brooklyn<\/a>Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso presents a check to Coney Island USA to ensure the Mermaid parade. Photo: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso\u2019s office<\/p>\n

The parade starts at 1 p.m., rain or shine, on West 21st Street and Surf Avenue. It rolls east to West 10th Street, where the marchers and push-pull floats proceed to the Boardwalk and continue their march to Steeplechase Plaza, under the Parachute Jump, where the parade will disband.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so proud to be able to close the gap for Coney Island USA to ensure that the Mermaid Parade lives on for another year, and I hope that the parade marches on for many years to come,\u201d Reynoso said.<\/p>\n

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