The biggest celebration in the area was the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks show. The 25-minute display lit up the sky over the East River, and with the Brooklyn Bridge as the backdrop, it was truly a spectacular sight witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

The final preparations are underway for the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special for a night of dazzling pyrotechnics across New York City’s skyline, with a star-studded lineup of live performances by country artists,

The 49th edition of the nation's largest July 4th celebration in New York City fired over 80,000 shells in 30 vibrant colors and used projection mapping to light up the Brooklyn Bridge.

US President Donald Trump vows he will not let NYC Democratic primary candidate Zohran Mamdani “destroy” New York.

President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York's Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The president, who has a history of spewing sometimes vile insults at rivals, has in recent days escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist.