Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello and Queenie Sateen led the procession as King Neptune and Queen Mermaid for the 43rd annual edition of the Brooklyn summer tradition.

Billed as the largest art parade in the U.S., the Coney Island Mermaid Parade on Saturday attracted an eclectic congregation of families, drag queens, artists and a surplus of glitter.

This year will see the return of crowd-favorite and hot dog contest record-holder Joey Chestnut after he was unable to ...

Routine patrol cops came along just in time Thursday to cuff a shoplifter on Coney Island’s boardwalk — while one of the NYPD’s special new “quality-of-life” teams ignored a crew of ...

The legend of Joey Chestnut added another chapter on July 4, as he captured his 17th title at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog ...

It's been 249 years since the Declaration of Independence was passed by the Continental Congress in 1776, which the holiday ...

One of the NYPD’s new “quality-of-life” teams hit Coney Island on Thursday just in time to take a shoplifter into custody-- but ignored the apparently strung-out homeless junkies who ...

From pie-baking and watermelon-eating contests to concerts and skydiving, here are dozens of activities before the Volusia, ...

Joey Chestnut, the 16-time champion at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, explains why he views the contest as the Indy 500 of competitive eating.

Parades, fireworks, and picnics have always been standard patriotic celebrations. See how your party plans stack up to these ...