Where the seas of imagination collide with the streets of New York and mermaids live in enchanted grottoes everywhere from the East Village to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. You may not believe this now, but it is all true; real mermaids are living in the greatest metropolis on earth! Mermaids of New York introduces some of the truly amazing, beautiful and genuine mermaids that live on and around the island of Manhattan. The film uses their stories as a jumping off point to explore the connections between New York City, the creative individuals who choose to call it home and the water which surrounds it. Mermaids of New York is an ongoing documentary project created by filmmakers Ilise S. Carter and Mica Scalin.