mau mau island

Once again, DIY boats gathered in Rockaway for the battle of Mau Mau... a small, uninhabited island that's actually in Marine Park, Brooklyn.

'There are no spectators at Mau Mau: you’re either part of it or you can’t come.'

The Battle of Mau Mau Island took place over the weekend; here's a look at what went down...

There were boats topped with tents, a boat with an old-fashioned paddleboat wheel, a boat powered by a double-chained bicycle connected to a propeller.

"The brown splatters you see were the...'filling' of some thrown diapers."