“This year’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show, set against the city skyline and on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, is set to deliver an unforgettable night for millions nationwide,” Will Coss, the production’s executive director, said in a statement.

The display involves thousands of firework shells synched to music and presented alongside live performances, including The Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz and Trisha Yearwood.

Prime viewing areas and a lottery for front row seats will be announced soon.

We’ll have additional details as soon as Macy’s announces them.

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Manhattanhenge

Friday/Saturday, July 11/12 -Manhattanhenge is a play on words – the Manhattan version of Stonehenge, when the sun sets precisely in between crosstown streets, illuminating both sides of the street.

It happens four times a year – twice in May, and twice again in July.  So if you missed it in May –

These are the 2025 dates –

A “half sun” framed by city buildings – and partly cut off at the horizon in a picture-perfect view – will be visible Wednesday, May 28, at 8:13 p.m. and Saturday, July 12, at 8:22 p.m.,

A “full sun” will be visible Thursday, May 29, at 8:12 p.m. and Friday, July 11, at 8:20 p.m.

The best places to enjoy Manhattanhenge are on crosstown streets between 14th and 155th.

The elevated overpass at 42nd St. and Fist Ave. is especially popular with professional and serious amateur photographers.  Get there by Noon to secure your space among the tripods and long lenses.

Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens, and Gantry State Park are other optimal viewing locations — as well as anywhere in the outer boroughs so long as you can see all the way to New Jersey.

Or, join the crowds around Times Square who literally stop traffic to gather in the street for the perfect photo or selfie.