Yesterday's July 4th celebrations went off without a hitch. The rain managed to stay away during the display and New Yorkers got to enjoy the biggest fireworks show in the world. Smiley face and rolling dice fireworks were in display, but in our book, the coolest fireworks were the ones that looked like jellyfish swimming around. This year's display was themed "It's About U.S." and the New York Pops played state-and-city themed songs, as well as songs that mentioned the 300 million U.S. citizens and the usual songs you hear during July 4th (Stars and Stripes Forever, etc.). And if you watched the NBC Fireworks show, you would have had musical performances from Bo Bice, Nick Lachey, Lionel Richie, and Liza Minnelli to make up for not really being there. Yeah, waiting out with thousands of other New Yorkers might well be the better option.
Newsday looks at the Staten Island Independence Day parade, where Mayor Bloomberg also marched, while the NY Times looks at the smaller fireworks displays around the region. And Mayor Bloomberg marched in a parade yesterday and headed over to a little girl who held a sign "Mike for President" for pictures. Hmm.
There are so many awesome fireworks pictures on Flickr, but there were our favorites. Top photograph by seth holladay, middle photograph by Pabo76,. and bottom photograph by kenyee, all on Flickr
