The biggest celebration in the area was the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks show. The 25-minute display lit up the sky over the East River, and with the Brooklyn Bridge as the backdrop, it was truly a spectacular sight witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Fourth of July fireworks for free. One option we love is DIRECTV, which comes with five days free and starts at $59.99/month, with plenty of subscription options that include NBC.

The Macy’s celebration, replete with 80,000 firework shells and 11 new pyrotechnic effects, returns to the East River after heading over to the Hudson in 2024.