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Fireworks Post-Mortem: New York Does Big The Best

Despite some of us editors inhabiting an overcrowded island called Manhattan, we realize that a great big world beckons beyond the tall buildings we walk between every day. We try to explore as much of said world as possible. But for events when grandeur is paramount, it's handy living in New York City.

Bloomberg somehow managed to stave off intermittent rain while the aerial explosions poured down over the city for 30 minutes. Three million people showed up with parkas and umbrellas to watch the show, which is billed as the nation's biggest, with 40,000 fireworks. Eight barges on the East River and at the South Street Seaport set off an average of 1,300 shells per minute.

For the first time, the display featured fireworks aimed down at the water rather than up at the sky. Other highlights included fireworks in the shape of stars, hearts, and smiley faces -- you know, for the kids. Flickr already has a nice collection of photos from last night's show.

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[Photo: NYC.andre's view from Queens IDCNY Building]