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April 11, 2012
UNDER THE SEA
The Titanic rises for one last party
Blogs
June 19, 2011
Coney Island Mermaid Parade Features Pasties, People Named Hellvis
Esther ZuckermanOn Friday we talked to Talk Stoop-er Cat Greenleaf about her stint as Queen Mermaid of this year's Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Driven by curiosity and a desire to see people in bizarre costumes, we ventured to the far reaches of Brooklyn Saturday to see what Coney Island wrou ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Cat Greenleaf, the Mermaid Parade's Queen Mermaid, Stoop Talks With Us
Esther ZuckermanWhen I arrived at Cat Greenleaf's Cobble Hill brownstone this morning, she offered me some "Brooklyn seltzer," which she proceeded to pour into a small cup from an old-fashioned bottle. Greenleaf has made a lot of her Brooklyn residency. Her red door near the corner of Wyckoff ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
SIREN SONG
Urban merpeople, rejoice!
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June 8, 2011
TINY BUBBLES
A soapy battle in Coney Island
Blogs
September 22, 2010
Live: Laurie Anderson Brings Her Delusion To BAM
Theories on the afterlife, and how many times you die. Photos by Rahav Segev courtesy of BAM, more below.Laurie Anderson BAM/Harvey Theater Tuesday, September 21 Better Than: Hearing anyone else on earth talk about their dreams. Laurie Anderson should be legally required to provide the voi ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
Sex on the Beaches
Theories on the afterlife, and how many times you die. Photos by Rahav Segev courtesy of BAM, more below.Laurie Anderson BAM/Harvey Theater Tuesday, September 21 Better Than: Hearing anyone else on earth talk about their dreams. Laurie Anderson should be legally required to provide the voi ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
MARCH OF THE FLIPPERS
Now you can be part of their world
Blogs
June 3, 2010
Lou Reed Doesn't Make a Very Good Illustrated Mermaid
Norman Blake via LouReed.orgLaurie and Lou: Queen and King Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson have been christened Master of Ceremonies for this year's Mermaid Parade, which for a day will make them, respectively, King Neptune and Queen Mermaid. Hopefully, this means in the press lead-up to June 19's top ... More >>
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May 11, 2010
Tonight! Sleigh Bells, Cults, Sundelles, Massive Attack, Two Door Cinema Club, Dinosaur Feathers, And Phosphorescent
Tonight is a Nicolas-Cage-circa-National-Treasure wet dream: The Ridgewood Masonic Temple is housing Sleigh Bells, the M.I.A./Jonas Brother-endorsed duo consisting of metallic guitars fused with overdriven, butt-spanking hip-hop beats. Openers include ecstatic lo-fiers Sundelles and mysterious, sp ... More >>
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May 10, 2010
Tonight! Phosphorescent, Strange Powers, Softspot, And Unsolved Mysteries
Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck, a/k/a the bro who sat for Da Vinci one time. Tonight, Phosphorescent, the only country warblers ever to dedicate a song to Coney Island's fleshy Mermaid Parade, celebrate the release of their new album at Other Music. In last week's Yes in My Backyard installme ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Week in Review: May Day
Salute. Photo by Sam Horine.In the week we finally got to unleash the initial Siren Festival details on the world (July 17! 10th anniversary! Matt & Kim, Ted Leo, Surfer Blood, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Harlem! Totally free!), we celebrated Cinco De Mayo like Anna Wintour, Pharrell, a ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck Talks "The Mermaid Parade," His Ballad of a Trip to Coney Island
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn troubadour Matthew Houck, the ever-bearded frontman of Phosphorescent, has added another stellar album to his formidable roster, the slow-sailing, appropriately titled fifth full length Her ... More >>
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December 28, 2009
Interview: Dick Zigun, Mayor of Coney Island, on What's Good and Not So Good About the City's Coney Plans
Photo (c) Robert Schaffer. Dick Zigun is the artistic director of Coney Island USA. His Sideshows by the Seashore not only features the last "10 in One" sideshow, but showcases burlesque, houses a museum, and plays hosts to many events, including the Coney Island Film Festival, and is the headqua ... More >>
Blogs
June 26, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Twitpic by moises. The spectre of death stalked the nation. We were all shocked by the death of a great American musician: Sky Saxon. Also, Michael Jackson. We looked at his fans, press reactions, his good works and his weird headlines. And let's not forget Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon. Presid ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2009
Despite Drizzle, Mermaids March at Coney
A little rain couldn't stop the Annual Mermaid Parade on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. This year's King Neptune, actor Harvey Keitel (with his wife Daphna as Mermaid Queen), was pushed along the route in the traditional chariot, and afterwards was escorted to the beach to cut four ribbons symbolizi ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 10, 2009
MER-MADNESS
Coney is still Coney
Voice Choices
June 17, 2008
ATTACK OF THE MERFOLK!
FeelinÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ fishy? Walk it off
Theater
September 18, 2007
The Mail Gaze
Taylor Mac seeks his dead dad in old letters to the ladies
NYC Life
July 3, 2007
Ghost World
You'll need a memory like an elephant to remember Coney Island
NYC Life
May 8, 2007
Let's Take This Outside
Al fresco shows for real New Yorkers (and their houseguests)
NYC Life
April 3, 2007
Coney Island's Last Ride? The Bulldozer!
Behind the scenes, a scary game of chicken between the city and a developer who dreams of high-rise condos that won't amuse you
NYC Life
June 21, 2005
Scary Ride at Coney Island
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
Screens
June 21, 2005
New 'Batman' Fails to Scare
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
Screens
June 14, 2005
'Apocalypse Now' Creator Makes War; Tiny Baseball
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
Screens
May 31, 2005
The Literary 'Kirby'; a Mini 'Wario' Avalanche
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
Screens
May 24, 2005
Two Tiny Ways to Spend Time
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
NYC Life
April 26, 2005
Open City
Extreme makeover not amusing to everybody in the amusement district
People
February 22, 2005
Personal-Ad Adventure
Girlfriend gives her guy a special gift: Rachel in a live lesbian sex show
NYC Life
January 11, 2005
Out of Bellevue and Alcohol-Doused
Girlfriend gives her guy a special gift: Rachel in a live lesbian sex show
NYC Life
May 4, 2004
Events
Girlfriend gives her guy a special gift: Rachel in a live lesbian sex show
NYC Life
December 30, 2003
Swimming
Wet Dreams
NYC Life
May 13, 2003
Open City
Wet Dreams
NYC Life
August 20, 2002
Close-Up On: Coney Island
Wet Dreams
NYC Life
May 29, 2001
Open City
Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There
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July 4, 2000
NY Mirror
Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

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