The Mermaid Parade is Coney Island's brightest summer highlight.
The Mermaid Parade is one of New York City's most vibrant, colorful, and highly anticipated summer events. Created by the legendary artistic director of Coney Island USA, Dick Zigun, it is produced by the nonprofit arts organization Coney Island USA.
Marina Lagunova

A chess tournament at a Manhattan cafe
The Qahwah Valley cafe in Manhattan hosts weekly chess problem-solving tournaments. The organizer is Vladimir Lionter, a Moscow resident and beginner chess instructor who has lived in the United States for several years. I had the opportunity to speak with the organizer of this unusual chess club, which brings together enthusiasts of the intellectual game of all ages and backgrounds.
The interview was recorded by Marina Lagunova

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, on behalf of MTA New York City Transit and its subsidiaries; MTA Long Island Rail Road; MTA Metro-North Railroad; MTA Construction & Development; and MTA Bus Company (collectively, the "MTA"), will hold a public hearing to solicit comment on the MTA's proposals for federal grants for fiscal year 2026.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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“And freedom is given”
Leah Moses—my beloved teacher, editor, friend, and truly intelligent person—currently works in the office of Assemblyman William Colton, helping many people. But for many years, she worked at the newspaper "R. Reklama."
Marina Lagunova