America 250, you\u2019re a firework.<\/p>\n
Thousands of spectators decked out in red, white and blue gathered across the Big Apple to watch the 50th Annual Macy\u2019s 4th of July fireworks show \u2014 a dazzling spectacle that was nothing short of a patriotic pyrotechnic miracle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sparkling showcase kicked off at 9:02 p.m. after being brought forward due to looming bad weather weather and was bigger than ever to celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fireworks erupt in New York City for America\u2019s 250th birthday. REUTERS<\/p>\n
Fireworks light up the sky in New York City on Saturday, July 4, 2026. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Macy\u2019s Fourth of July fireworks explode as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary on Independence Day in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n
The show kicked off early Saturday night due to the impending rough weather. REUTERS<\/p>\n
U.S. Navy sailors watch the Macy\u2019s Fourth of July fireworks in New York City. REUTERS<\/p>\n
Over 85,000 shells were launched into the night sky from the barges on the Hudson and East rivers, stunning the thousands of onlookers waving American flags who had been waiting hours to catch a glimpse of the extravaganza.<\/p>\n
The pyrotechnics display reached heights of up to 1,000 feet and was launched from over two hundred points between the main towers of the Brooklyn Bridge, where a handful of fires were seen burning during the display.<\/p>\n
People watch the Macy\u2019s Fourth of July fireworks from Bayonne, N.J. REUTERS<\/p>\n
Over 85,000 shells were launched into the night sky. REUTERS<\/p>\n
Fireworks light up the sky in New York City on Saturday, July 4, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n
NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JULY 4: Fireworks light up over the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan during the Macy\u2019s 4th of July fireworks show. Getty Images<\/p>\n
The Empire State Building was lit up for the Fourth of July by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n
Chants of \u201cUSA, USA, USA\u201d could be heard along the Hudson River at Battery Park in downtown Manhattan as the dazzling 30-minute spectacle lit up the night sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"America 250, you\u2019re a firework. Thousands of spectators decked out in red, white and blue gathered across the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8406,40550,77785,57,9,11,10,63,58],"class_list":["post-287022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-fireworks","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-macys-fourth-of-july-fireworks-show","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nyc","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287022","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=287022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}