Macys Fireworks July 4th - LocalApple

PaullyInNYC · 07-08-2006, 02:27 PM

So where was everyone during the Macys annual July 4th fireworks? I was at a friends apartment on 35th and Madison. It was a great view, I missed the first 5 minutes but was able to catch the finale. Thought it was a great show, but very short. Where did everyone else watch the NYC fireworks?

TheMan · 07-11-2006, 03:59 PM

I was actually on 23rd street and 1st avenue and had a pretty good view of the new york city fireworks. I thought it was a great show!

bigapple · 07-12-2006, 09:33 PM

Yea I too saw the new york city fireworks on july 4th. I was in midtown manhattan at a friends apartment. His apartment is located on broadway and 44th street. I thought it was a pretty good show.

PaullyInNYC · 07-03-2008, 12:40 AM

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Best Fireworks Views in New York City

The 32nd annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular is a patriotic pyrotechnic extravaganza, as befits one of the world’s great cities. The show begins after 9 p.m. and organizers say it uses 55 times more fireworks than any other display in the United States. There are three different launch points (the East River, South Street Seaport and the Statue of Liberty), so you can see it from just about anywhere: Manhattan Island, the four surrounding boroughs, Roosevelt Island and New Jersey. There’s an art to finding just the right spot, though.

The most popular place to watch the fireworks is on FDR Drive from 14th to 42nd streets, with pedestrian entrances at 23rd, 38th and 42nd Streets. Another hot spot is along the West Side Highway Park starting at Battery Park City all the way up to 14th Street. And the South Street Seaport gives you a 180-degree view of all of the launch points.

Some elite parties are held on the rooftops of some of the city’s hotspots, such as the 60 Thompson, Hotel Gansevoort, or Sushi Samba 7. And the ultimate view is from the top of the Empire State Building. For $175 you can watch the fireworks from the tallest building in the city. There is an open bar and snacks and space is limited to the first 150 people. Call (212) 736-3100 or (877) NYCVIEW.

Roosevelt Island offers a more affordable but equally dramatic view. For $18 you can have your own chair and watch jugglers and other performers. There is also a food court where you can buy refreshments. Call (212) 832.4540 or visit www.rioc.com.

— Emil Wilbekin

CityGuy · 07-03-2008, 12:42 AM

i feel like the elite parties are gonna pump up prices for the holiday suckering the tourists into spending more!

if your a true new yorker you go to your friends apartments rooftop or yours and watch from there

bigapple · 07-24-2008, 04:24 PM

did anyone get good photographs of this years Macys july 4th fireworks in manhattan?

07-08-2006, 02:27 PM	#1
PaullyInNYC Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 1,304	Macys Fireworks July 4th So where was everyone during the Macys annual July 4th fireworks? I was at a friends apartment on 35th and Madison. It was a great view, I missed the first 5 minutes but was able to catch the finale. Thought it was a great show, but very short. Where did everyone else watch the NYC fireworks?

07-11-2006, 03:59 PM	#2
TheMan Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 311	Re: Macys Fireworks July 4th I was actually on 23rd street and 1st avenue and had a pretty good view of the new york city fireworks. I thought it was a great show!

07-12-2006, 09:33 PM	#3
bigapple Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 287	Re: Macys Fireworks July 4th Yea I too saw the new york city fireworks on july 4th. I was in midtown manhattan at a friends apartment. His apartment is located on broadway and 44th street. I thought it was a pretty good show.

07-03-2008, 12:42 AM	#5
CityGuy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Manhatten Posts: 1,048	Re: Macys Fireworks July 4th i feel like the elite parties are gonna pump up prices for the holiday suckering the tourists into spending more! if your a true new yorker you go to your friends apartments rooftop or yours and watch from there

07-24-2008, 04:24 PM	#6
bigapple Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 287	Re: Macys Fireworks July 4th did anyone get good photographs of this years Macys july 4th fireworks in manhattan?

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