Hundreds of thousands of people braved tight security along New York City's East River to watch the annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display.
Minneapolis resident Joe Cunningham said Saturday's fireworks show was "awesome" and lived up to his family's expectations.
Cunningham said New York's show will be the benchmark for all other fireworks displays.
Nefertiti Perry of Manhattan brought her three children to the show. She said they were "so excited" to see it.
Macy's said the 25-minute show featured more than 50,000 shells set off from five barges on the river.
The fireworks show was broadcast on NBC.
The tight security included officers searching backpacks and purses. Other officers used handheld radiation detectors to scan baby carriages and large suitcases.
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More than a thousand police officers were deployed on land, sea and in the air to provide security during the celebration, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said earlier in the day.
Police have said that there is no specific threat against the city, but that law enforcement must be vigilant in light of attacks around the world influenced by ISIS.
The NYPD presence was expanded for the event because the five fireworks barges on the river offered a larger viewing area than last year, officials said. The fireworks could be seen from locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
In addition to uniformed and plain-clothes officers, the NYPD used its aircraft and nearly two dozen vessels, including radiation detection boats, officials said.
