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fireworks?

muteflute
muteflute
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
what was the occasion for the impressive fireworks display just now? anyone know?

possibly an accident?

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  • unterberg
    unterberg
    yeah, I was trying to figure out where they were...the reflection off the windows 'cross the street looked pretty impressive...
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    It's the North Koreans. Kim Il Jong jwants in on a rooftop coop on EP.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    It definitely seems like there are more fireworks around the neighborhood than last year.
  • apollonia666
    apollonia666
    I saw it too! I was walking down 5th Avenue, heading home from a work party in the Slope. These two little kids were sitting in front of a shop and as soon as the booms started they went screaming back inside, hollering, "Ohhh, SNAP! Ohhhhhh, SNAP!" So cute.

    Looked like they were in the park towards Grand Army Plaza, or maybe near the museum/botanic garden?
  • roux42
    roux42
    There were a Prospect Park thingy! They are showing Jurassic Park, I do not get the connection but they were passing out flyers for the event this past week-end.
  • snootyusher
    snootyusher
    crazy fireworks noises near me at like 9pm for about 20 minutes, sounded very close
  • spinningpinwheel
    spinningpinwheel
    Booo! Jurassic Park on a giant screen in Prospect Park? And no one told me?

    This is a travesty. Pure heartbreak.
  • bigguy
    bigguy
    Many are probably wondering: "I wonder if those fireworks would sound like armageddon from a top-floor apartment on Lincoln Place". The answer is yes.
  • mc
    mc
    I believe they came from the museum. I don't know what the occasion was. Scared the pants off me, though, for a second. One of my cats is still MIA...
  • phmimi
    phmimi
    Yes, my cat is missing too and I am very worried. She is outside on the Park Place/Sterling/Vandy/Underhill block. A seven toed tortoise shell. If seen please post a message here.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    HappyGenius wrote: It was definitely Jurassic Park in Prospect Park. The movie and fireworks were Marty's way of celebrating the last day of the school year for public schools.
    I can't wait to see what Martin has in mind for the ribbon cutting for Ratnerville.
  • tony balls
    tony balls

    Subject: Re: fireworks?

    muteflute wrote: what was the occasion for the impressive fireworks display just now? anyone know?

    possibly an accident?

    the occaision is SUMMER, during which completely non-sensical fireworks displays from Prospect Park are the norm.
  • drano
    drano

    Subject: Re: fireworks?

    Tony Balls wrote: [quote=muteflute]what was the occasion for the impressive fireworks display just now? anyone know?

    possibly an accident?

    the occaision is SUMMER, during which completely non-sensical fireworks displays from Prospect Park are the norm.

    Quoted for truth.
  • kosherdave
    kosherdave
    I was in my shower and watched them out the widow. That was a first for me! Never watched fireworks from a shower before! Great view of the park from my bathroom window though...
  • kosherdave
    kosherdave
    Also, before the yuppies moved in and cleaned, I mean messed everything up, there were no fireworks displays in the park, no movie viewings, no end of the school, heck there was not even summer back then! Man, I miss those days! Damn gentrificationization! lol
  • easternpkwy
    easternpkwy
    they were fired off from Mount Prospect Park...which of course was littered with fireworks shell casings this morning. Why does MPP get shat upon everytime PP has an event?

    Also wished they had been considerate enough to put a posting up around our neighborhood so we could have EXPECTED this.
  • sterling2000
    sterling2000
    This is the second year in the row Marty M. has hosted a free family movie in Prospect Park with a fireworks chaser.

    Last year it was the original Stars Wars (or, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" for the fanboys/girls here).

    A good scene both years, spreading out a blanket, picnic and wine in the park with zero hassles from the boys in blue.
  • meganlibrarian
    meganlibrarian
    EasternPkwy wrote: they were fired off from Mount Prospect Park...which of course was littered with fireworks shell casings this morning. Why does MPP get shat upon everytime PP has an event?

    Also wished they had been considerate enough to put a posting up around our neighborhood so we could have EXPECTED this.
    They were handing out flyers in the park last week about it. The people even stood there with a huge inflatable dinosaur! Some signage would have been nice, but they did let people know... kinda. ;)
  • hal
    hal
    I heard it all the way over here on Park Place and Brooklyn Ave.
  • sterlingguy
    sterlingguy
    I saw the dinosaur being carried around by a couple of guys, didn't know what to make of it... the fireworks were awesome and loud, but not as impressive as the five hundred car alarms that sang out in unison for several minutes afterward like some strange vehicular mating cry...
  • steveo
    steveo
    When I heard the first explosion, the first thing I thought was that the crane collapsed at 1 Eastern Parkway. Then after the next few explosions, I realized it was fireworks. Sorta scared the crap out of me anyway.
  • easternpkwy
    easternpkwy
    meganlibrarian wrote: [quote=EasternPkwy]they were fired off from Mount Prospect Park...which of course was littered with fireworks shell casings this morning. Why does MPP get shat upon everytime PP has an event?

    Also wished they had been considerate enough to put a posting up around our neighborhood so we could have EXPECTED this.
    They were handing out flyers in the park last week about it. The people even stood there with a huge inflatable dinosaur! Some signage would have been nice, but they did let people know... kinda. ;)

    Which park were they handing out flyers in, Prospect or Mt. Prospect? All well and good to advertise in Prospect Park to generate attendance. But we agree - signage in Mount Prospect/throughout the neighborhood would have been welcome as well.
  • quijibo
    quijibo
    wished the movie would have been better publicized

    fireworks were fun before i was a dog owner
    these days, when a loud cracker goes fire
    all i can think of is my little girl getting scared by the bang
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