In New York, “your life revolves around alternate-side parking,” one driver lamented. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Independence Day (US) (July 4)”
‘Demand Is Robust.’ Fireworks Come Roaring Back This Summer.
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
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
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
Swimmer at Long Island Beach May Have Been Bitten by Shark, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
A laceration on a 57-year-old man’s right foot could have been the result of a shark bite — a rare occurrence in New York’s waters. Source: New York Times
‘The Big Mix’: Little Island’s 3-Week Party
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
Honoring Pride, Juneteenth and the Fourth of July, the festival features Idina Menzel and Tonya Pinkins alongside poets, fire artists and marching bands. 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
A Fourth of July Symbol of Unity That May No Longer Unite
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2021
In a Long Island town, neighbors now make assumptions, true and sometimes false, about people who conspicuously display American flags. Source: New York Times
Rave Under the Kosciuszko Bridge: Are Illicit Parties Endangering N.Y.C.?
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2020
Videos and photos posted on social media of a number of parties show few guests abiding by social-distancing guidelines. Source: New York Times
With Plexiglass and Piles of Hot Dogs, a Fourth of July Tradition Lives On
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
“They’re going to be burping and groaning, and I’m just going to have to focus on my hot dogs,” the 2020 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion mused ahead of the quieter, crowd-free competition. Source: New York Times
Beaches Are Open in N.Y.C., but Virus Worries Linger
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2020
Shorelines are finally open for swimming, but outbreaks across the country have given officials pause about the city’s wider reopening. 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 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