New York City prepares for the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show. Romney Smith reports.
Macy’s 46th annual fireworks show is set to kick off on Monday, July 4 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, but you'll be able to watch no matter where you are.
This year’s show will top previous renditions, Macy's said, adding that the show is going “bigger than ever before.”
Macy’s confirmed its celebrity lineup on Tuesday. Musical director Ray Chew will lead the orchestra through patriotic standards and of-the-moment pop sounds. The United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City are also performing.
Fireworks will light up the sky around 9:25 p.m. with more than 48,000 shells and 14 effects being launched from five barges positioned on the East River.
Elevated public viewing areas will be open to the public in three boroughs of the city.
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Spectators can look out for 17 different patterns in the overhead sparkling arrangements such as Splitting Comets and Scattering Stars.
In Manhattan, you can watch the fireworks between E. 23rd Street and E. 42nd Street on the East River.
The best viewing point in Queens is the Gantry Plaza State Park. Brooklyn’s best viewing points are Transmitter Park, Bushwick Inlet Park, Newtown Barge Park and Marsha P. Johnson State Park.
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There'll be plenty of impacts to roads and bridges for the majority of the day in anticipation of Monday's festivities. Find the full list of closures here.
Fireworks may also be happening in your town for the holiday weekend. See what’s happening near you:
New York
Coney Island
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk
Mamaroneck
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Harbor Island Park
New Rochelle
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: View from Hudson Park or Joe Curtis Five Islands Park
Nyack
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Memorial Park
Port Chester
Time: Doors open at 7 p.m., celebration starts at 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Port Chester High School
Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown
Time: Dusk
Date: July 4
Location: Any parks along the river
Yonkers
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Yonkers Downtown Waterfront
New Jersey
Cape May Court House
Time: Festivities begin at 6 p.m., fireworks start at 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Goshen Sports Complex
Collingswood
Time: Activities starts at 2 p.m., fireworks at dusk
Date: July 4
Location: Knight Park
Jersey City
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Exchange Place
Margate
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: On the beach at Huntington Ave.
Paramus
Time: 11 a.m., fireworks at dusk
Date: July 3
Location: Cliff Gennarelli Sports-Plex
West Orange
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: West Orange High School
Wildwood
Time: 10 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Wildwood Boardwalk
Connecticut
Madison
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Date: July 3
Location: Best viewpoints are the East Wharf, West Wharf, or Surf Club
Middlebury
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4th
Location: Quassy Amusement & Waterpark
New Britain
Time: 9:15 p.m., parking lot opens at 7 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Willow Brook Park
New Haven
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Wilbur Cross High School
Norwalk
Time: 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Bayley Beach
Weston
Time: 9:20 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Weston Middle School Field
Wilton
Time: At dusk or 9 p.m.
Date: July 4
Location: Wilton High School
If you can’t catch the Macy’s fireworks show in-person, you can watch it live on NBC or Peacock at 8 p.m. to see every display, guest appearance and live performance.
