The 2014 Mermaid Parade: Dante and Chiara de Blasio’s Coney Island Coronation
Photo: Bek Andersen
This weekend marked the 32nd annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade, Brooklyn’s summer celebration of scales, glitter, blue and green body paint, and all the other ocean-themed stuff participants decide to put on their bodies. This year, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s kids, Dante and Chiara, were crowned King Neptune and Queen Mermaid, which meant that they got to roll down the boardwalk in an antique wicker chair while the crowds cheered them on. NYC’s First Kids took the honor seriously by going all-out with their costumes. As you can see from this slideshow, they fit right in with all the other sea creatures.
Chiara and Dante de Blasio, 2014's King Neptune and Queen Mermaid
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray
Brianna Hurley
Kyle Anthony,
Bushwick
Sofe Late,
Chelsea
Caroline Martin,
South Slope
Stephanie Scavelli,
Connecticut
Cary Curran, Cara Lee Sparry,
Dumbo
Candice Lathrop,
Sunset Park
Kate Dale,
Poodleworld
Darcy
Sarah Kelley,
Bushwick
Gadriel Brijan,
Sunset Park
Joshua Katalona and Owen Bayne,
Bushwick
Eleanor Hoffman,
Bushwick
Deron Bozucki,
Virginia
Chloe Blackshire and Lucy Edelstein
Morgane Richardson,
Sunset Park
Morgan from Lions of Brooklyn,
Williamsburg
Stephanie Baldwin,
Bed-Stuy
Lindsey Gimble,
Cobble Hill Photo: Bek Andersen
Melissa Leon and Lindsay DiMarzo
Photo: Bek Andersen
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