Happy No Mermaid Parade! Today the fabulous Mermaid Parade would have taken place in Coney Island! But alas, due to the Covid 19 pandemic it was postponed!
BUT, that didn’t stop a bunch of socially distanced sea creatures from crashing the boardwalk in full spender in the sunshine today! Hoping to see you on the boardwalk soon! We will be open again tomorrow from 11-7. Phot Photo by Norman Blake
Anddddd that’s a wrap on my 20th summer in Coney Island. There is no greater lesson in humanity than to spend TWO DECADES of your life on the Coney Island boardwalk. I see more of humanity on a Summer Saturday at my shop than most people see in a lifetime. Seriously, I’ve seen it all…
Happy National Dog Day! So happy to have opened my heart back up again to dive into a new lifetime of love, joy and adventure with my little 7 month old Dazzle Star. For about 1 year it seemed like I’d never be able to adopt a new doggie life partner after the loss of…
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so immensely grateful to all of you for supporting my dreams and making it possible to continue to do what I love- make art, create shops and throw fabulous parties. I sincerely have the best, smartest, savviest, spunkiest, most hilarious, most magical, colorful, amazing customer/friends on earth. I feel so lucky to…
Who remembers the original Dreamland Roller Rink on the Coney Island boardwalk? This photo was taken 10 years ago today! For two years the technicolored magic pulsated from within this beautiful castle-like historical landmark as the waves crashed beside it. For the past 6 months we have been really focused on the dream of opening…
Good morning from Coney Island! I was just thinking, over morning coffee, about how we should be compassionate toward everyone because *everyone* is missing someone right now. At a time when we need our family and friends around us the most, many of us are separated by travel restrictions, quarantines, no budget to travel or…
This is the beginning of a new chapter. For me. For Coney Island. My shop. Everything. I am truly hoping we can all work together to help Coney Island recover from these difficult times. As you may know, in March of 2020, I was on the verge of being forced out of my beloved shop because…