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Coney Island USA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1980 that is dedicated to the cultural and economic revitalization of the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Its 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.

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  • Coney Island USA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1980 that is dedicated to the cultural and economic revitalization of the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Its 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. 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. 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 New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York Council for the Humanities, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, New York City Councilman Mark Treyger and its members. (en)
  • Coney Island USA es una organización de arte sin ánimo de lucro fundada en 1980 que se dedica a la revitalización cultural y económica del barrio de Coney Island en el condado de Brooklyn en la ciudad de Nueva York. Su edificio emblemático situado en el centro de la zona de entretenimiento, alberga un teatro en que la organización presenta Sideshows by the Seashore, un escaparate para intérpretes circenses y con talentos inusuales que actúan durante los meses más cálidos, así como el Coney Island Museum. También organiza el desfile anual Coney Island Mermaid Parade desde 1983.​​ El Coney Island Museum presenta artefactos y objetos sobre los parques de atracciones, la historia y la cultura de la playa y el barrio que giraron en torno a ellos hasta mediados del siglo XX, así como exposiciones itinerantes de arte y cultura. Coney Island USA fue fundado en 1980 por Costa Mantis, Jane Savitt-Tennen y Dick D. Zigun. Coney EE.UU. y es dirigido por un Consejo de administración compuesto por Jeff Birnbaum, Mark Alhadeff, Jane Crotty, Kate Dale, Carol Hueva Desmond, John di Domenico, Harris M. Falk, Marie Roberts, Lynn Kelly, Jon Dohlin, David Loewy, Lisa Mangels-Schaefer, Rick Himes, Dick D. Zigun, y James Fitzsimmons. La asesoría jurídica es proporcionada por Gibson, Dunn & Crutscher, LLP, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP y Fráncfort, Kurnit, Klein & Selz, PC; el consejo financiero es proporcionado por Chris Yeboa, CPA, Yeboa & Lawrence, CPAs, & Business Consultants Coney Island USA es financiado, en parte, por el Departamento de la ciudad de Nueva York de Asuntos Culturales, el Consejo de Nueva York para las Humanidades, el presidente del Burgo de Brooklyn Eric Adams, y el Councilman de la ciudad de Nueva York Mark Treyger y sus miembros. (es)
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  • Landmark building, once a Childs Restaurants branch (en)
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  • Coney Island USA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1980 that is dedicated to the cultural and economic revitalization of the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Its 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. (en)
  • Coney Island USA es una organización de arte sin ánimo de lucro fundada en 1980 que se dedica a la revitalización cultural y económica del barrio de Coney Island en el condado de Brooklyn en la ciudad de Nueva York. Su edificio emblemático situado en el centro de la zona de entretenimiento, alberga un teatro en que la organización presenta Sideshows by the Seashore, un escaparate para intérpretes circenses y con talentos inusuales que actúan durante los meses más cálidos, así como el Coney Island Museum. También organiza el desfile anual Coney Island Mermaid Parade desde 1983.​​ (es)
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