A GoFundMe page has been set up to save the annual parade as nonprofit Coney Island USA is facing financial troubles. Photo: Tom Hilton
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The Lede: Good morning. A beloved Brooklyn tradition may be in danger of being scrapped this year. Coney Island USA posted on its social media pages that due to “an urgent financial crisis,” this year’s Mermaid Parade may be canceled.
The Rundown
Officials break ground for restoration of Prospect Park’s Vale: The Prospect Park Alliance describes the vale as “a lush woodland oasis, located along a dramatic slope, featuring a pool and fountain.” The restoration project is the single largest capital allocation to Prospect Park since the Lakeside project in 2010.
Fundraiser created to help save Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade: “After a harsh winter and a long fight to protect the neighborhood from a proposed casino development, the organization is now struggling to raise funds needed to prepare for the 2026 parade,” says a GoFundMe page.
Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC Mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago, according to a court filing Tuesday.
Non-judicial employees illuminated for second annual Employee Appreciation Day: The unsung heroes of the Unified Court System recently had their moment to shine before an impressive group of spectators, honoring them for decades of service.
Authors and academics discuss AI at the Center for Fiction: Four unique perspectives on AI and its effect on art made for a complex discussion on the environmental and personal repercussions, responsibilities, questions of literacy and the need for regulation on a limitless tool.
Celebration of exceptional women in Brooklyn is theme of 2026 award ceremony at Brooklyn College: For Women’s History Month, Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, D-42, is on a mission to highlight the women who make Brooklyn great.
Sign up now to get a free tree from NYRP: Roughly 3,750 free trees will be given away by the New York Restoration Project from April 4 through May 16, and this year seven distribution events are taking place in Brooklyn.
Transit Union sues MTA again over staffing of subway ‘token booths’: A new lawsuit from Transport Workers Union Local 100 is the latest move in a long-running legal fight. (THE CITY)
Our world in photos: Monks, marches, mezcal and more.
Our World in Photos
SEOUL — South Korean Buddhist monks and members of civic groups bow and prostrate themselves on the road. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP
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