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PHOTOS: Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade through the years

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In 1984, the parade’s second year, Al Mottola (King Neptune ’83) hugs Jeanne Becker (Queen Mermaid ’84).

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2008 It’s sofa so good for Brooklynite Kate Dale, a Mermaid Parade veteran who’s won best float and best mermaid accolades for her work.

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2009 Brooklyn native Harvey Keitel and his wife, Daphna Kastner, go for the roles of a lifetime — the Coney Island Mermaid Parade’s King Neptune and Queen Mermaid.

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2010 Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed take a walk (or ride) on the wild side at Coney Island.

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This beauty, who eschewed fins for feathers at the parade in 2010, struts her stuff seaside.

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2011 As King Neptune, “Man v. Food” star Adam Richman (in crown) was the object of a cheeky signmaker who offered an eating challenge. Here Richman gets an assist from Cat Greenleaf.

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2011 Annabella Sciorra and Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling laugh over their kooky parade outfits.

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Judah Friedlander and Carole Radziwill are today’s parade king and queen.

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Carole Radziwill