Artists at Coney Island USA, though, hope the casino license does not go through so their mock mermaid memorial doesn't become a real one.

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"If this proposed casino gets approved, it may very well be the death of our Mermaid Parade,” said Adam Rinn, the artistic director at Coney Island USA. "When we are looking to apply for street ...

"I was actually having a look at a website about the Coney Island Mermaid Parade and there was an interview with a guy that makes Mermaid tails," she explained in her artist's statement.