Coney Island by night

Our friend Jo, the headmistress of the New York School of Burlesque, celebrated her 50th birthday this year, with a one-of-a-kind show featuring some of the most creative performers on the New York burlesque scene. Normally, when I go to Coney Island, it's for the Mermaid Parade, one of New York's more colorful and surreal annual events. Seeing it by night for a change gave me a new perspective on the place.