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June 22, 2014

The 2014 Mermaid Parade: Dante and Chiara de Blasio’s Coney Island Coronation

By Bek Andersen and Caroline Bankoff

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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.

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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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