Queens —

Before Nick the Balloonatic can unpack his array of multi-colored balloons, a crowd of children swarms his workstation in the back corner of the Rhapsody Room at the Roma View Catering Hall in Howard Beach, making their demands.

“I want Ariel,” a little girl screams.

“Cinderella,” another says.

“Make me an alien that will sit on my head,” an older boy yells.

“Some of these kids are like ‘Children of the Corn,’ ” the Balloonatic whispers through a smile, as he starts twisting an alien hat.

Nick “The Balloonatic” Rotondo, 48, is a professional balloon twister.

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