annual Mermaid Parade as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “It is with sadness that we announce the cancellation of the 2021 Mermaid Parade,” the not-for-profit organization behind the beloved yearly event announced Wednesday.
The group had already pushed the gathering’s usual June date to next month, in hopes the threat of COVID-19 would be lesser by then.“When we set the September date, we hoped that the Parade, the largest art parade in the nation and a point of civic pride for Coney Island, would represent a return to normalcy.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 is not finished with us quite yet,” stated a press release. Crux among their concerns is the number of children who usually attend the family-friendly affair, which has been a.