Clad in costumes that combined seashells and glitter, scores of exuberant revelers gyrated through Coney Island Saturday as part of the annual Mermaid Parade.
An estimated half-million people lined the sunny streets to watch ? and sometimes ogle ? Brooklyn?s answer to Mardi Gras.
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?I heard how fun the parade was (and) it?s been totally crazy so far,? said Josh Scheiner, 29, of the Financial District, who got several admiring looks for his fish costume ? but not as many as his fianc?e did for her outfit that simply matched a miniskirt with body paint.
The flamboyant marchers ? many of whom wore their costumes on the subway to the amusement of their fellow straphangers ? walked alongside colorful floats and danced to several live bands blaring out a mix of top 40 hits and old-time standards.
Susan Laurita, 49, of San Francisco, had attended the parade for 20 years but decided that 2012 was finally the time to take part.
?It?s so funny ? all of those years, I was in the crowd drunk,? said Laurita, who wore a pink bathing suit and a long fish tail. ?Now, that I?m sober, I still don?t even know how to describe this!?
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