This year’s Fourth of July celebrations are expected to be bigger than it has been in recent years. Whether you are planning to see the fireworks, or pick up and drop off riders, you should know where the best viewing locations will be and what streets are scheduled to close.
About the Event
The Macy’s Fourth Of July Fireworks will take place along the East River. Fireworks displays will be launched from five barges spaced out between East 23rd Street and East 42nd Street. The display starts at around 9:20 PM and lasts for about 25 minutes. Streets in Manhattan begin closing between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm. The public begins gathering to pick the best spots at around 6 PM and even earlier.
Best Locations For Fireworks Viewing:
Manhattan
- FDR Drive at East 23rd Street, East 34th Street, and East 42nd Street in Midtown,
- East River State Park in the Lower East Side
- South Street Seaport in the Financial District
- FDR Park on Roosevelt Island in Midtown
Brooklyn
- Transmitter Park
- Bushwick Inlet Park
- Marsha P Johnson State Park
Queens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Flushing
- Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City
Street Closures
- FDR Drive between Battery Park Underpass and East 63rd Street
- Avenue C between East 16th Street and East 20th Street
- East 20th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue C
- East 23rd Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue C
- East 26th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- East 30th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- 30th Street Entrance Ramps
- East 33rd Street between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue
- East 34th Street between 2nd Avenue and FDR Drive
- 34th Street Entrance Ramps
- East 37th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- East 38th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- East 41st Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- East 42nd Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- 42nd Street Entrance Ramps
- East 48th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- East 49th Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
- East 53rd Street between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive
