The ‘Classy Debut’ of a Real-Life Mermaid

A cartoonist looks back at her splashy entrance into the New York art scene at a seriously epic parade at Coney Island.

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Lauren R. Weinstein is an award-winning cartoonist who had a kid and moved to Jersey. She misses Brooklyn, but loves her yard.

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This post was originally published on May 30, 2013.