Coney Island Mermaid Declares Hunger Strike to Protest City Plan

Savitri D aka 2008 Queen Mermaid is in the middle of her 4 day hunger strike. It is all to bring attention to the upcoming Coney Island Community Scoping Meeting and the new Coney Island developments.

She is fasting to draw attention to a destructive city scheme to reduce the compromised 60 acres of amusements to 9. She is fasting so YOU will come to this meeting, where the fate of Coney Island may be determined.

Although she is grabing the attention of passersby on the corner of Surf and W12 Savitri is also using the internet. With a webcam she is broadcasting her hunger strike to a global audience and answering questions to anyone who asks,  and plans to until the meeting.

The Coney Island Community Scoping Meeting June 24th Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Lincoln High School – 2800 Ocean Parkway