AND UNITY DAY CELEBRATION
Coney Island
Boardwalk between West Tenth & Twelfth Sts.
Saturday, July 24, free, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
718-266-4623
www.astelladevelopment.org
www.coneyisland.com
The twentieth annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest is being held today, with fifteen individuals and groups competing for cash prizes. Last year, Long Island’s Frank Russo’s Castle took first place in the individual adult category, with Brooklyn’s Tony Saunders coming in second, sculpting Octopus with Mermaid and Child, and Coney Island’s Courtney King finishing third with her Bald Eagle with Key to the City. In the adult group category, New York City’s James Garland, David Scalza, and Demi Ray won for Moses Receives the Ten Commandments, with Rayna Roman’s Dog victorious in the individual child category and Coney Island’s Rosa and Nicholas Gallina capturing child group honors with Alligator. There will also be live music and dancing along with arts and crafts and other activities for young and old. The event is sponsored by Astella Development, “a not-for-profit community-based organization dedicated to providing affordable housing, commercial revitalization, and economic development and improving the quality of life in Coney Island.”