Fireworks

27spots

There were fireworks a few moments ago here in Brooklyn Heights... does anyone know why? I know every so often this happens, but I'm curious to know if it's published anywhere when they happen?

splunge

Subject: Re: Fireworks

27spots wrote: There were fireworks a few moments ago here in Brooklyn Heights... does anyone know why? I know every so often this happens, but I'm curious to know if it's published anywhere when they happen?

according to mcbrooklyn:

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
July 29 Fireworks Over South Street Seaport
Those fireworks tonight in lower Manhattan, visible from Brooklyn were sponsored by Keefe, Bruyette and Woods, the largest full-service investment bank that specializes exclusively in the financial services sector.

Don't know what they're celebrating, but their stock is up 11.65% today.

According to Wikipedia, one of their offices was located on the 85th, 88th and 89th floors of the World Trade Center's South tower at the time of the terrorist attacks. 67 out of the firm's 172 New York employees died when the South tower collapsed.

Photo by MK Metz

http://mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2008/07/fireworks-over-nyc-brooklyn-tuesday.html