The Macy’s 4th of July fireworks present attracts enormous crowds to town’s waterfronts yearly, and there are at all times locations saying they’ve the perfect views for the spectacle — and loads of folks claiming to know the key spots.
However the place exactly are the locations NOT to go? That query is essential this yr, particularly contemplating the situation of the place the fireworks might be shot off from is totally different from years previous.
Sometimes, the Lengthy Island Metropolis waterfront is likely one of the hottest locations for these hoping to get the proper view. However this yr, skip the journey on the 7 prepare.
Indicators up and down the LIC waterfront basically warn festivity-goers to not come there in droves. That features Gantry Plaza State Park, Malt Drive Park, and wherever alongside the East River in that space. The NYPD posted on social on Thursday that “there might be no Macy’s 4th of July fireworks viewing places on the LIC waterfront this yr.”
The identical goes for WNYC Transmitter Park throughout the Newtown Creek in Greenpoint, in addition to Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Williamsburg and the East River Promenade in Manhattan.
Comparable indicators had been posted two rivers over, alongside New Jersey’s Hudson River cities. From Weehawken to Edgewater to West New York’s Boulevard East, all boasting gorgeous views of the NYC skyline. However this yr, none of these places will do crowds any good in the event that they’re hoping to catch the fireworks.
The fireworks might be south of the Brooklyn Bridge, and viewing areas might be in decrease Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn solely. For these searching for viewing areas in decrease Manhattan, the NYPD stated to enter close to Pearl Road at Robert F. Wagner Place and head towards the areas alongside the water alongside the FDR Drive. Crowds can even enter on the nook of Broad Road and Water Road, on the Murry Bergtraum Softball Subject, or on Montgomery Road at Madison Road.
🚨Reminder!!! There might be no Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks viewing places on the LIC waterfront this yr. The fireworks shows might be south of the Brooklyn Bridge and all viewing places might be in Decrease Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn solely. pic.twitter.com/TyF1nG5wb6
— NYPD 108th Precinct (@NYPD108Pct) July 3, 2025
