Picture Show: Five Celebratory Photos from NYE Weekend

So, 2010 finished its stride over the weekend. But our nightlife photographers Ray Lek, Peter Lek and Roderick Pullum still ventured into that ball-dropping madness and captured the scenes at Zouk, the Lizard Lounge, Elm Street Bar, Skye Bar and OE Penguin. Hey, there's no way we were going to...

By Nick Rallo

January 3, 2011

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So, 2010 finished its stride over the weekend. But our nightlife photographers Ray Lek, Peter Lek and Roderick Pullum still ventured into that ball-dropping madness and captured the scenes at Zouk, the Lizard Lounge, Elm Street Bar, Skye Bar and OE Penguin. Hey, there's no way we were going to let them just enjoy this holiday.

While they're catching up on sleep and popping Airborne this morning, we've been combing through their photos to find our favorites from the weekend's parties. You'll find our five favorites after the jump. If you want more, of course, hop over to our slideshow section to see the full run.

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See more in this weekend's slideshows.

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