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Photos: Inflated Balloons and Spirits on Thanksgiving Eve

November 28, 2019 | 8:51 AM
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The annual balloon inflation drew enormous crowds on Wednesday night, and Leslie Faranucci got some great shots. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Joanne Z.
Joanne Z.
6 years ago

Wonderful photographs, Leslie Farinacci! Happy Thanksgiving!

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Juan
Juan
6 years ago

With the huge crowds this draws, if they charged a nominal amount to get close to the balloons, they could raise a lot of money that could be used for a good cause (I will let all of my opinionated UWS neighbors bicker about the specific cause(s))

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Carlos
Carlos
6 years ago
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Totally agree – that could buy a lot of turkeys for West Side Campaign Against Hunger

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