Pyrotechnic companies say they’re staging July Fourth shows at prepandemic levels, even as some cities cancel their celebrations because of supply-chain and drought concerns. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Fireworks”
How to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
From the Macy’s display to Coney Island, here are the spots across the city where you can celebrate Independence Day with dazzling light displays. Source: New York Times
‘Maybe We Can Be Friends’: New Yorkers Re-emerge in a Changed City
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2021
Even as many left the city for the Fourth of July weekend, pockets of activity provided a glimpse of post-pandemic life. Source: New York Times
He Was Playing With Fireworks. One Flew Into His Home, Video Shows.
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
In footage released by the Fire Department, flames rise in the Brooklyn house, a striking example of the dangers posed by the proliferation of fireworks. Source: New York Times
‘Sitting on Millions of Dollars’ and Dying to Blow It: Not This July 4
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2020
As many as 80 percent of the holiday fireworks displays in large cities and small towns have been canceled because of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
New York City Announces Crackdown on Illegal Fireworks
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2020
“We’re going to go at it hard now and address it immediately,” the mayor said. Source: New York Times
New Woe for a Jittery N.Y.C.: Illegal Fireworks Going Off All Night
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2020
The city received 1,737 fireworks complaints in the first half of June, 80 times as many as it got in the same period last year. Source: New York Times