Mermaid Parade 2013 marched through Coney Island (slide show, video)

The 31st annual Mermaid Parade brought droves of body-painted, scantily clad mermen and women to Coney Island on Saturday, June 22. Thanks to a successful crowd-funding campaign, nonprofit Coney Island USA was able to continue the yearly bash, in spite of the beating the neighborhood took from Hurricane Sandy. King and queen honors went to comedian Judah Friedlander and journalist/Real Housewife of NYC Carole Radziwill.

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