Crime & Safety

Surprise Fireworks Rattle Hoboken And Manhattan...Again

Where are the fireworks? Twitter lit up again Friday with guesses from people in New York City, Jersey City, and Hoboken.

Where were they from?
Where were they from? ( (Fireworks file photo) (Jenna Fisher/Patch))

HOBOKEN, NJ — Last week's fireworks from the Propelify Innovation Festival had a few people guessing on Twitter what was causing the ruckus, but at least they could find news reports.

This Friday night was a different story, with a noisy fireworks show somewhere near the Hudson River that ended around 7:50 p.m.

Twitter was all atwitter:

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Unanticipated fireworks have irked people on the Hudson River for years, particularly parents and dog owners. See their complaints in past stories here.

A Jersey City resident with a view of the river said they came from a barge.

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