On New Year’s Day, when the Polar Bears take their annual chilly swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island, they were joined by Reverend Billy (of the Church of Stop Shopping), Lola Staar and others hoping to Save Coney Island as we know it.
Polar Bears
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