It’s June and the start of summer, the time of year sea creatures, mermaids and mermans leave the ocean and crawl out to Coney Island.
The mermaid parade has been around for four decades, giving artists and costume lovers a chance to express the special sparkle inside them.
"It was time to come," says one local. "Just give it a whirl we were in the mood, trying to be positive and happy and celebrate. So here we are."
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