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The fragile environment of Brooklyn's mermaids is under threat of development.
Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the US. It crosses the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Once a predominant stomping ground of Hasidic Jews and veritable urban industrial wasteland, the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn has reinvented itself (due in part to its geographic proximity to the waterfront and Manhattan) as a thriving community of artists and artist wannabes as well as the brunt of many a snarky blog post.
The Brooklyn Bridge was busier than I ever thought it would be. A fantastic place.
Spectators at the annual DUMBO Arts Festival enjoying an elephant that paints.
hot dogs, corn dogs, delectable edibles battered and fried into very configuration imaginable + gutscrambling roaring rollercoaster ride along rickety wooden rails + freakshow funtime + swim at your own risk + wonder wheel + mermaids out on the town = coney island
The clock on the street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Sadly, the Astroland Amusement Park in Coney Island will most likely close after this summer...