Nov 7, 2009 4:26 pm US/Eastern
When Confetti Runs Out, Yankee Fans Toss Files
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Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player for World Series Champions New York Yankees, rides up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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World Series Champions New York Yankees, are cheered on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a parade in New York.
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New York Yankees Andy Pettitte waves to the crowd during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York.
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Fans cheer for the World Series Champions New York Yankees, on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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New York Yankees Nick Swisher sticks out his tongue at the crowd during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York. The Yankees were celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Philles in the 2009 World Series.
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A priest from Trinity Wall Street Church swings incense during the parade for World Series Champions New York Yankees on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 in New York.
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Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player for World Series Champions New York Yankees, rides up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez waves as he rides up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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New York Yankees CC Sabathia holds up a World Series sign during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York. The Yankees were celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Philles in the 2009 World Series.
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A New York Yankees fan holds up a sign during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York. The Yankees were celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Philles in the 2009 World Series.
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A fan holds up a sign for Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player for the World Series Champions New York Yankees, on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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US film director Spike Lee (C) takes photos as he watches the New York Yankees baseball team pass along lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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New York Yankees baseball player Derek Jeter celebrates as he rides up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees and Jorge Posada # 20 (back L) celebrate on a float during the New York Yankees World Series Victory Parade on November 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
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New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez (R) and singer Jay-Z celebrate as they ride up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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Jorge Posada #20 of the New York Yankees, his wife Laura Posada (R), their son Jorge Posada III (in front of Jorge), and daughter Paulina Posada (2R) celebrate on a float during the New York Yankees World Series Victory Parade on November 6, 2009.
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Manhattan office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on confetti.
Auditor Damian Salo attended the parade. He tells The New York Post he found all sorts of personal financial documents in the mountains of shredded paper tossed from skyscrapers as the players rode up Broadway.
They included pay stubs, banking data, law firm memos and even some court files.
The founder of one financial firm, Alan Sarroff, says his company reprimanded one "overzealous" employee for throwing records out the window that should have been shredded.
Ticker-tape parades on Broadway are a New York tradition. They've been held for sports teams, presidents, and even presidents and generals. The first NYC ticker tape parade on record was held for the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
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