By West Side Rag
“It was an unusual and amazing sight on Columbus and West 68th Street on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM,” Stephanie Palewski wrote in an email to West Side Rag with the above photograph attached.
“Wow!” we replied.
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Yup. Saw it. So did FDNY and a bunch of other people everywhere! Gorgeous!
Stonewall Sonic Boom celebrating elections.
Wow
Indeed
I once saw a rainbow like this in Midtown!