Gruesome pirate
Young woman in pirate costume
Mermaid Parade
Two NYPD officers watch the parade on Surf Avenue
Facepaint
Man in facepaint with plush octopus
Limestone islands
Islands in Ha Long Bay
Staten Island Ferry
A Staten Island ferryboat on a foggy evening
Bubbles
Young woman in blue wig with bubbles
Tattooed mermaid
Mermaid in pink wig and fishing net
Pink mermaid
Young woman in pink mermaid costume
Group of mermaids
Three young women in mermaid costumes
Finishing line
First finisher Elke Hofman emerges from the sea at Coney Island
Three mermaids
Woman and two children in mermaid costumes
White water
Seawater surges up the steps at Battery Park