Scores of colorful mermaids and sea creatures braved scorching heat and a summer storm on Saturday for the 42nd annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. The parade bills itself as the largest art parade in ...

Jul 12, 2025 Jul 12, 2025 Updated Aug 25, 2025 Getting ready for a party, Whitney Swinford paints her eyes with vibrant blues and hues of pink. Before heading out, she gives her post-made-up face a ...

The annual Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn is a tacky yet spectacular extravaganza. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today, and on Fridays through the summer, we’ll focus on things to do in New ...

Brooklyn’s most eccentric and beloved summer tradition is set to return for its 44th year, with Coney Island USA announcing that musician Jesse Malin and Grammy-winning songwriter Rickie Lee Jones ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Theater provides an escape for an audience into a new world, and at St. Joseph Hill Academy, that escape was “under the sea.” In March, the school’s Drama Club took audience ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

The first season of Mermaid Magic, from Rainbow and Bardel, has been scheduled to debut on Netflix globally in August. Mermaid Magic is set in the underwater world of Mertropia and follows the ...

Thousands made a splash at the 41st Mermaid Parade at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, June 17, 2023. The annual parade, which marks the unofficial start to summer, is the largest art ...