The Brief<\/p>\n
New York City took center stage for America’s 250th birthday by hosting an international parade of tall sailing ships.<\/p>\n
The procession was expected to draw millions and transform the harbor into a floating tribute to America\u2019s past and future.<\/p>\n
The event, known as Sail4th 250, builds on similar celebrations held during the nation\u2019s bicentennial in 1976 and its 200th anniversary of George Washington\u2019s inauguration in 1989 and 2000.<\/p>\n
NEW YORK CITY – New York City took center stage for America’s 250th birthday by hosting an international parade of tall sailing ships.<\/a> The procession is expected to draw millions and transform the harbor into a floating tribute to America\u2019s past and future.<\/p>\n JUMP TO: ABOUT THE SHIPS<\/a> l ABOUT SAIL4TH 250<\/a> l TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n Live: NYC July 4th Parade of Ships, Coney Island, 250 celebrations [FULL COVERAGE]Live: Parade of ships in NYC\u2019s Hudson River for July 4th, America 250<\/p>\n What we know<\/p>\n The event, known as Sail4th 250, builds on similar celebrations held during the nation\u2019s bicentennial in 1976 and its 200th anniversary of George Washington\u2019s inauguration in 1989 and 2000.<\/p>\n Organizers expected more than 6 million visitors to travel to the region, rivaling or surpassing attendance from past milestone events.<\/p>\n Sail4th 250 Parade of Tall Ships<\/p>\n Big picture view<\/p>\n The July 4th celebration featured what organizers say will be the largest flotilla of tall ships ever assembled. Vessels from around the world are expected to sail into New York Harbor in a display of maritime history, diplomacy and international goodwill.<\/p>\n Confirmed tall ships will represent countries, including:<\/p>\n U.S. vessels expected to take part include the USCG Eagle, Harvey Gamage, Elissa, Ernestina Morrissey, Angelique and When and If.<\/p>\n The U.S. Navy also announced the naval vessels expected to anchor in the Hudson River for the International Naval Review, including USS Arlington, USS Kearsarge, USS Iwo Jima, USS Farragut, USS Nitze and USS Jason Dunham.<\/p>\n Allied ships from countries including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Brazil, Germany, Morocco, Turkey, Peru, Senegal and Cameroon are also expected to participate.<\/p>\n When is Sail250?<\/p>\n By the numbers<\/p>\n The multi-day celebration runs through July 8, with the ship parade serving as its centerpiece.<\/p>\n After sailing past the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan, many of the vessels will dock for several days, allowing the public to board ships and meet crews from around the globe.<\/p>\n Organizers say the celebration will include:<\/p>\n 48 tall ships in the International Parade of Sail<\/p>\n 20 foreign nations represented among the tall ships<\/p>\n 44 nations represented in New York Harbor<\/p>\n More than 120 aircraft led by the Blue Angels<\/p>\n About 15,000 U.S. and foreign sailors in port<\/p>\n An estimated 6 million spectators along 15 miles of waterfront<\/p>\n A projected $2.85 billion total economic impact<\/p>\n How to get tickets for Sail4th 250 events<\/p>\n What you can do<\/p>\n Not only can the public tour some of these vessels for free, but those interested in seeing the Parade of Sails can watch from either their own vessel anchorage or Governors Island.<\/p>\n Tall ship tours<\/p>\n Tours of the tall ships<\/a> will be available for free, but it is highly recommended that those interested reserve<\/a> their spots in advance. The ships will be from over 20 different countries.<\/p>\n Spectator vessel anchorages<\/p>\n Registering for a spectator vessel anchorage<\/a> is also free<\/a>. Rather than a tour of a vessel, people can enjoy the celebration while out on the water.<\/p>\n Grand review from Governors Island<\/p>\n New Yorkers and visitors alike can also enjoy the Parade of Sails from Governors Island<\/a>. A ticket for general admission<\/a> costs $200; tickets for the VIP access are sold out.<\/p>\n The Source<\/p>\n This article includes previous FOX 5 NY reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief New York City took center stage for America’s 250th birthday by hosting an international parade of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1311,109778,3376,109776,9,24,4180,56,63,65,64,109777,87839],"class_list":["post-286788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-celebration","tag-george-washingtons-inauguration","tag-hudson-river","tag-international-parade","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-harbor","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-sailing-ships","tag-tall-ships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}