Overview

• The show fired 80,000 shells in over 30 colors from four barges and the Brooklyn Bridge’s towers, featuring first-ever projection mapping on the bridge’s Gothic columns.
• Host Ariana DeBose introduced live performances by the Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Ava Max, Keke Palmer, Eric Church and Trisha Yearwood set to a bespoke score by Questlove and James Poyser.
• New York City issued 100,000 free tickets for designated viewing areas at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 16 and Pier 17 to maintain the event’s free public access policy.
• Thousands of NYPD officers along with harbor and aviation units enforced security measures, including closures of the Brooklyn Bridge and FDR Drive to secure viewing zones.
• The fireworks ignited around 9:45 p.m. ET and delivered a 25-minute finale, marking the event’s successful return to the East River after last year’s Hudson River staging.