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1:44 PM Mayor Marty Markowitz and his wife Jamie. I was friendly with him until he supported Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project. |
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1:48 PM Inside the staging area before the parade starts. |
| 3 |
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1:48 PM |
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1:49 PM Is this Simone? If so, she won second place in the Little Mermaid category. |
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1:51 PM |
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1:57 PM Miss Coney Island Leftovers 2011 |
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1:58 PM |
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2:10 PM Some of the burlesque dancers. Bambi The Mermaid is on the right. |
| 9 |
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2:15 PM Is this a known dragon? |
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2:15 PM They were turning the float around. |
| 11 |
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2:15 PM He is a regular at every parade where costumes can be worn. |
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2:16 PM The actual start of the parade. Dick Zigun, with the bass drum, is at the far right. |
| 13 |
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2:16 PM |
14 |
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2:16 PM |
| 15 |
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2:16 PM |
16 |
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2:16 PM |
| 17 |
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2:16 PM |
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2:16 PM The King Neptune and Queen Mermaid. This year they were Adam Richman and Cat Greenleaf. |
| 19 |
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2:17 PM Marty Markowitz now in the parade. |
20 |
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2:17 PM The Coney Island Polar Bear Club. |
| 21 |
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2:18 PM |
22 |
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2:18 PM |
| 23 |
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2:18 PM The Jambalaya Brass Band. They received Honorable Mention in the Music Group category. |
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2:19 PM A mascot for the Brooklyn Cyclones. |
| 25 |
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2:21 PM |
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2:21 PM The burlesque dancers, now in the parade. Bambi The Mermaid is on the right. |
| 27 |
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2:21 PM |
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2:21 PM Bambi The Mermaid is on the far right. |
| 29 |
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2:21 PM |
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2:21 PM |
| 31 |
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2:22 PM Luna Park’s float. |
32 |
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2:23 PM |
| 33 |
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2:24 PM No. 019 |
34 |
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2:24 PM One of the fish bikes from the New York Aquarium. They won third place for sea creature. |
| 35 |
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2:24 PM The New York Aquarium. |
36 |
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2:25 PM |
| 37 |
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2:25 PM |
38 |
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2:26 PM |
| 39 |
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2:26 PM |
40 |
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2:26 PM No. 035 |
| 41 |
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2:27 PM No. 035 |
42 |
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2:28 PM A star float. Is this a character? |
| 43 |
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2:29 PM No. 086 |
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2:29 PM Brooklyn for Peace. |
| 45 |
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2:31 PM Brooklyn Bumblebee. |
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2:31 PM The end of Brooklyn for Peace and the start of the Hungry March Band. They won first place in the Music Group category. |
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2:31 PM |
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2:31 PM The Hungry March Band. |
| 49 |
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2:31 PM The Hungry March Band. |
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2:32 PM The Hungry March Band. |
| 51 |
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2:32 PM The Hungry March Band. |
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2:32 PM |
| 53 |
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2:32 PM |
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2:33 PM Miss Angler’s Primary School. |
| 55 |
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2:35 PM |
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2:35 PM In lime is Suzanne Muldowney, better known as Underdog Lady. |
| 57 |
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2:35 PM |
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2:35 PM No. 049 |
| 59 |
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2:35 PM Rapid T. Rabbit and Friends! |
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2:35 PM No. 078 |
| 61 |
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2:36 PM |
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2:36 PM |
| 63 |
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2:36 PM Is this a known character? |
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2:37 PM Poseidon, No. 055. |
| 65 |
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2:37 PM |
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2:37 PM Fins of Fury, Tails of Glory. They won first place in the Marching Group category. |
| 67 |
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2:38 PM Fins of Fury, Tails of Glory. |
68 |
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2:38 PM Fins of Fury, Tails of Glory. |
| 69 |
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2:39 PM Fins of Fury, Tails of Glory. |
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2:39 PM Fins of Fury, Tails of Glory. |
| 71 |
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2:39 PM Metrocard Couple and the start of A Flock of Seagulls. |
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2:39 PM A Flock of Seagulls. |
| 73 |
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2:39 PM A Flock of Seagulls. |
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2:40 PM |
| 75 |
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2:41 PM Marine Antoinettes? |
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2:41 PM |
| 77 |
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2:42 PM |
78 |
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2:42 PM |
| 79 |
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2:43 PM The East Village Sea Monster Marching Band. |
80 |
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2:43 PM |
| 81 |
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2:43 PM |
82 |
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2:43 PM |
| 83 |
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2:43 PM |
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2:43 PM Brooklyn Butterfly Mermaids (Mermaid Metamorphosis) |
| 85 |
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2:44 PM Spl-Asss-H starring Tom Wanks and Darry Hand Job. |
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2:44 PM They had a second banner facing backwards. |
| 87 |
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2:44 PM |
88 |
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2:44 PM |
| 89 |
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2:44 PM International Mermaids. |
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2:44 PM |
| 91 |
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2:44 PM Ultimate Warrior. |
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2:45 PM NYC Wintermaid 2011. |
| 93 |
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2:45 PM |
94 |
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2:45 PM |
| 95 |
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2:45 PM The Rude Mechanical Orchestra. They won second place in the Music Group category. |
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2:46 PM Norse Maids. |
| 97 |
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2:46 PM Norse Maids. |
98 |
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2:46 PM |
| 99 |
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2:46 PM Sea Haw and the Sea M? Honkeys. |
100 |
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2:47 PM Reverend Billy |
| 101 |
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2:47 PM Sexcamaids, Sirens Of The Sex World. A regular parade entry. They won Judge’s Choice plus second place in the Marching Group category. |
102 |
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2:49 PM Sexcamaids, Sirens Of The Sex World. |
| 103 |
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2:49 PM Sexcamaids, Sirens Of The Sex World. |
104 |
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2:52 PM Sexcamaids, Sirens Of The Sex World. |
| 105 |
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2:52 PM Sexcamaids, Sirens Of The Sex World. |
106 |
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2:52 PM |
| 107 |
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2:52 PM |
108 |
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2:53 PM Coney Island. No. 202. |
| 109 |
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2:53 PM They are dancing to their shadow. |
110 |
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2:54 PM Various books with sea themes. No. 196. |
| 111 |
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2:54 PM |
112 |
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2:54 PM The ConferenceBike is arriving. |
| 113 |
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2:55 PM |
114 |
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2:55 PM |
| 115 |
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2:57 PM |
116 |
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2:57 PM |
| 117 |
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2:58 PM |
118 |
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2:58 PM |
| 119 |
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2:59 PM |
120 |
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2:59 PM |
| 121 |
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3:00 PM |
122 |
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3:02 PM |
| 123 |
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3:02 PM |
124 |
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3:02 PM Hotsy Totsy Canal ? |
| 125 |
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3:03 PM |
126 |
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3:03 PM She does look pregnant. I believe this to be Jax and her Figi Fetus which won 2nd place in the Sea Creature category. |
| 127 |
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3:04 PM |
128 |
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3:04 PM No. 236. |
| 129 |
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3:04 PM |
130 |
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3:04 PM No. 262 |
| 131 |
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3:04 PM No. 287. |
132 |
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3:05 PM PearlieMae. |
| 133 |
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3:05 PM |
134 |
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3:05 PM |
| 135 |
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3:05 PM No. 259. |
136 |
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3:05 PM No. 259. |
| 137 |
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3:06 PM |
138 |
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3:06 PM Fire Gypsy. Unique fire performances. Mermaid + underwater performer. |
| 139 |
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3:06 PM Coney Island Ice Breakers. Rabbi Abraham, RIP won the third place in the Neptune category. Bob Stewart’s face is behind the American flag. |
140 |
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3:07 PM |
| 141 |
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3:07 PM |
142 |
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3:07 PM |
| 143 |
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3:08 PM |
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3:08 PM NY Pin Up Club. |
| 145 |
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3:08 PM No. 336 and Fin Noir to the left. |
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3:08 PM Fin Noir. |
| 147 |
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3:09 PM |
148 |
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3:09 PM |
| 149 |
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3:12 PM No. 395. |
150 |
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3:13 PM "Devil With A Blue Dress" is a regular attender. He can blow fire out the exhausts. At this point the parade jammed up and stopped with the classic cars in front of me. |
| 151 |
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3:17 PM An MG TD from the early 1950s. Or this is a TD2000 replica. If I were to own a classic car this would be the type I’d like to have. |
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3:29 PM A 1949 Ford. |
| 153 |
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3:35 PM A custom roadster. |
154 |
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3:46 PM A Porsche Boxster. This is the car I’d like to drive. The best handling car out there. |
| 155 |
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3:51 PM Miss Joplin 2011 and Mermaids of Oz. As the cars were all stopped, some marchers passed them. |
156 |
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4:00 PM |
| 157 |
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4:02 PM A couple guys on a Segway. |
158 |
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4:11 PM After an hour the cars started moving. Soap Box Derby 2010. |
| 159 |
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4:12 PM A DeLorean outfitted for the Back To The Future movie. |
160 |
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4:12 PM A DeLorean outfitted for the Back To The Future movie. |
| 161 |
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4:13 PM Mouse’s "Good Human I Scream" truck. |
162 |
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4:17 PM Coney Island Craft Lagers. |
| 163 |
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4:17 PM |
164 |
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4:17 PM Miss Coney Island Leftovers 2011 |
| 165 |
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4:18 PM Coney Island Craft Lagers. |
166 |
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4:19 PM Smuttynose Brewing Co. |
| 167 |
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4:20 PM S.S. Tam? |
168 |
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4:20 PM Brooklyn’s Other Museum of Brooklyn wants to save Admiral’s Row in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. |
| 169 |
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4:22 PM Studio 54: Golden Age of Disco Mermaids. They won second place in the Motorized Float category. |
170 |
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4:22 PM Studio 54: Golden Age of Disco Mermaids. |
| 171 |
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4:24 PM Studio 54: Golden Age of Disco Mermaids. |
172 |
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4:26 PM |
| 173 |
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4:26 PM Brooklyn Brewery. |
174 |
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4:27 PM |
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4:30 PM |
176 |
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4:30 PM |
| 177 |
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4:31 PM |
178 |
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4:31 PM The other photographer crouches on the ground to get an unnatural "arty" photo. |
| 179 |
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4:32 PM |
180 |
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4:32 PM |
| 181 |
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4:32 PM The Rockaway Artists Alliance. |
182 |
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4:32 PM |
| 183 |
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4:33 PM |
184 |
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4:33 PM Indaculture band. |
| 185 |
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4:34 PM The Rockaway Artists Alliance. |
186 |
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4:36 PM |
| 187 |
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4:38 PM Marni Halasa (a professional skater) skating as IceTina: Cosmic Queen, Snow Maid of the Arctic (actual ice skating). It won first place in the Motorized Float category. |
188 |
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4:38 PM No. 504. |
| 189 |
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4:38 PM No. 504. |
190 |
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4:40 PM Poleriders. They won third place in the Push-Pull Float category. |
| 191 |
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4:42 PM Poleriders. |
192 |
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4:42 PM Poleriders. |
| 193 |
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4:43 PM Boat on a trailer No. 511. |
194 |
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4:44 PM |
| 195 |
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4:45 PM Mer Beasty Pageant. No. 507. |
196 |
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4:45 PM |
| 197 |
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4:45 PM |
198 |
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4:45 PM |
| 199 |
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4:46 PM 3rd Runner Up. |
200 |
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4:46 PM What bus? |
| 201 |
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4:46 PM |
202 |
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4:47 PM |
| 203 |
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4:47 PM |
204 |
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4:47 PM Gleny.com’s Short Bus. It won third place in the Motorized Float category. |
| 205 |
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4:48 PM Gleny.com’s Short Bus. |
206 |
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4:50 PM The Official & Original Kings of the Boardwalk Parties ends the parade. |
| 207 |
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5:00 PM A view of the boardwalk looking towards Luna Park. |
208 |
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5:05 PM |
| 209 |
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5:07 PM A boa constrictor. |
210 |
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5:07 PM |
| 211 |
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5:07 PM |
212 |
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5:11 PM |
| 213 |
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5:27 PM After the parade these is a ceremony where they cut ribbons for each season and make an offering to the sea. First is Autumn. |
214 |
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5:28 PM Then Winter. |
| 215 |
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5:29 PM They are about to cut the Spring ribbon. |
216 |
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5:29 PM The Spring ribbon was just cut. |
| 217 |
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5:30 PM Summer got a bit more crowded. |
218 |
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5:33 PM From the jetty looking at the beach. |
| 219 |
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5:34 PM From the jetty a closer up of the crowd making the offering to the sea. |
220 |
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5:53 PM The world famous Cyclone roller coaster. |
