Mermaid Avenue Close-up of four African American boys, all wearing jackets, one wearing mittens, standing on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island with portions of several buildings, three with security gates over entrances, in background.

Mermaid Avenue Row of vacant, brick, three-story commercial/residential buildings with fire escapes on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island and two African American pedestrians on sidewalk in foreground; buildings appear to have been destroyed by fire.