mermaid parade

Dancers in gold costumes on Surf Avenue

Mermaid with red wig

Young woman reacts to the camera during an interview

Kite in the shape of a jellyfish

Detail of an elaborate mermaid costume

Young woman in costume with cellphone

Sinister merman at the Mermaid Parade

Man with colorful costume and decorated dolls

Young woman wearing hat in the shape of a shrimp

A man holds an Occupy Wall Street banner at the Mermaid Parade

Two NYPD officers watch the parade on Surf Avenue

Man in facepaint with plush octopus