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Nisaa Askia, Barista, Coney Island
Where did you get the hat?
Brighton Beach. I got the
skirt there also. I’m
shouting Brighton Beach out!
What do you do at the beach?
As soon as we got here, my boyfriend ran in the water. He was Mr. Athletic. I’ll sit and watch. I’m not trying to sweat out here. Then we dug this hole and built a fort to block the water from coming in. It turned into this
huge project. We had shifts of people digging sand.
I was like, Why are we doing this? We were really
working hard.
What’s your biggest beach
peeve?
The run-by, when
they go kicking
the sand up. Come on!
Have you ever been to
the Hamptons?
No. I think it’s way too uptight for me.
It seems like it’s The Hamptons: The Thing to Do.
What do you do?
I moved to
New York to be a designer. I’ve been doing it since
high school. I used to
charge people $10 to
do things to their jeans. I’m
applying to FIT this fall.
You should audition for
“Project Runway.”
I’m all about it. They’d love me. I’d be the one that blows up every episode with drama—keep them coming back every week.


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