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June 22, 2010
Mermaid Parade: A Coney Island Tradition
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Samantha Sherman
Bruce Ratner can thank BP for taking the heat off.
The parade is not often thought of as a political hotbed (even though its very existence could be seen as a cultural and political statement), but this year many costumes carried with them notes of unrest and frustration at the aftermath of the BP oil spill.
Made to look like they were covered in crude oil, many mermaids and sea creatures covered themselves in black paint and carried fishing nets strewn with blackened creatures.
In the past, some groups of parade participants conveyed messages criticizing developer Bruce Ratner and his planned Atlantic Yards development.
Posted by eric at June 22, 2010 9:36 AM