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NEW YORK - 22 tons of fireworks exploded Saturday night over 1 1/2 miles of the Hudson River, offering a great view for New York's millions of spectators. But these were explosions of a "friendly nature" lighting up the night sky in the "Big Apple" - New Yorkers thrill to the multi-color displays shooting more than 1,000 feet in the air.
But not everyone was having fun though. Among the millions there, were two Muslims, Jamalat Bayoumy and his wife, Mosad Mohamad — they were there trying to make a living, selling food for the crowd to enjoy while they watched the fireworks near the river.
But they were ordered by police to shut down because of the large crowd there. They lost an estimated $1,000 in business when police asked them to shut down because of swelling crowds. Pray for them.
The 4th of July celebration, commemorating independence (from Britain) day, started with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening up for public access for the first time since 2001.
It was the nation's biggest fireworks display, with more than 22 tons of pyrotechnics exploding Saturday over a mile-and-a-half of the Hudson River, a new vantage point for New York's festivities. Millions of spectators watched from both sides of the river.
