Elizabeth Rincon filmed the New Year’s fireworks in Central Park, which go off after midnight on January 1. This is from 72nd street and Columbus looking toward the park.
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“Bombastic?” WSR, I do not think this word means what you think it means. From M-W.com:
“Definition of BOMBASTIC : marked by or given to bombast : pompous, overblown.”
Several pigeons told us they felt the noise was overblown. Okay, maybe we used the wrong word. Apologies. WSR
Perhaps “Bomb-Tastic” would be a more suitable phrase? Nothing like watching the Central Park New Years Eve Fireworks show with a group of fellow New Yorkers, to remind one of what a terrific city we live in…