{"id":39766,"date":"2025-07-05T03:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T03:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/39766\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T03:34:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T03:34:32","slug":"macys-fourth-of-july-fireworks-light-up-nyc-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/39766\/","title":{"rendered":"Macy&#8217;s Fourth of July fireworks light up NYC sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 49th annual Macy\u2019s Fourth of July Fireworks show left New Yorkers awe-struck. <\/p>\n<p>The extravaganza featured 80,000 total shells firing off 1,000 feet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/01\/us-news\/mexican-navy-ship-went-backwards-before-hitting-nycs-brooklyn-bridge-officials\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">over the Brooklyn Bridge and East River<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a considerable jump from the\u00a060,000 shells\u00a0used last year.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36442979\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/people-watch-fireworks-light-manhattan-107630576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36442979 unset-max-height\"  \/>Onlookers enjoy the 49th annual Macy\u2019s Fourth of July Fireworks in New York City. 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