Coney Island USA

Coney Island USA
	cultural
Founder	Costa Mantis, Jane Savitt-Tennen, Dick D. Zigun
Executive director	James Fitzsimmons
Director	Adam Rinn, (artistic)
Website	Official website

Coney Island USA is a

headquarters building in the heart of Coney Island's amusement district houses a theater in which the organization presents "Sideshows by the Seashore", a showcase for performers with unusual talents that runs continuously during the warmer months, as well as the Coney Island Museum. It is also notable as the organizer of the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade, the first of which took place in 1983.^[1]^[2]

The Coney Island Museum features artifacts and memorabilia about the amusement park, beach and neighborhood's history and culture, as well as changing exhibits of art and culture. The museum is open seasonally.[1]

Coney Island USA was founded in 1980 by Costa Mantis, Jane Savitt-Tennen and Dick D. Zigun. Coney Island USA is funded, in part, the

Eric Adams, New York City Councilman Mark Treyger and its members.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Coney Island USA". Coney Island USA. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^ "Declaration of Restrictive Covenant". New York City Department of Finance, Office of the City Register.
^ "About Coney Island USA | Coney Island USA". 2021-08-18. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

External links

[Coney_Island_USA-1] "About Coney Island USA". Coney Island USA. Retrieved October 19, 2019.

[Covenant-2] "Declaration of Restrictive Covenant". New York City Department of Finance, Office of the City Register.

[3] "About Coney Island USA | Coney Island USA". 2021-08-18. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-28.

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