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Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Set to Light Up East River With New Bridge Mapping

Registration for 100,000 free viewing tickets closed this afternoon ahead of heightened security deployment, street closures, the 8 p.m. NBC and Peacock broadcast

Macy's Fourth of July fireworks go off over New York, Thursday, July 4, 2024, seen from Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson,File)
The Macy's 4th Of July fireworks light up the night sky as a backdrop to the Empire State Building on July 4, 2024 in New York City.
An American flag flys from the back of a NYPD boat on July 3, 2025.
Spectators watch the New York City Macy's fireworks display celebrating the United States' 248th Independence Day on July 04, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Overview

  • This year’s display will launch from four barges in the East River and for the first time project animation mapping onto the Brooklyn Bridge towers with 80,000 shells in more than 30 colors reaching up to 1,000 feet.
  • Registration for 100,000 free tickets for prime viewing areas in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Manhattan’s Seaport District closed this afternoon, offering reserved sections to ticket holders.
  • Thousands of NYPD officers along with harbor and aviation units have deployed as streets, bridges and the Brooklyn Bridge itself closed today to secure public viewing zones.
  • The two-hour broadcast hosted by Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose begins at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock and features performances by the Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Ava Max, Keke Palmer, Trisha Yearwood and Eric Church.
  • ADA-accessible viewing is available at Murry Bergtraum Softball Field and first-come, first-serve access spans the elevated portions of the FDR Drive with multiple entry points.