Showing posts with label July 4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label July 4. Show all posts

Monday, April 14, 2014

Report: July 4 fireworks returning to the East River

[The spirit of America!]

You will apparently no longer have to rekindle that friendship every July with those people you really don't like who live on the west side and have a rooftop view of the Hudson ...

According to The Observer, Mayor de Blasio is expected today to announce that the July 4 fireworks will return to the East River where God wanted them to be.

In his former job as public advocate, Mr. de Blasio, a Brooklynite who campaigned as a champion of the outer boroughs, called on Macy’s, the event’s sponsor, to move the show back from the Hudson River so it could be seen by residents in Queens and Brooklyn. The display was moved to the Hudson, between Manhattan and New Jersey, in 2009.

And now a look back at the July 4 fireworks from an EVG friend's roof in the East Village in 2009 ... feel free to ohh! and ahh!



Thursday, July 4, 2013

July 4th on Union Square — 1876


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A Centennial celebration, followed by epic lines for the restrooms at the nearby Starbucks.

From the NYPL Digital Gallery.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Putting a dent in the July 4 celebration


EVG reader Augie notes the damage on Suffolk between Houston and Stanton ... after someone set off fireworks (explosives?) on the hood of this Range Land Rover Defender...

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The hell with the West Side and Hudson River

A little Yankee Doodle Dandy from the East Village courtesy of James and Karla Murray...


Independence Day


North on First Avenue. Where the cloud formation looks slightly familiar.

This is what happens when a mannequin plays with fireworks


We're not big on "scared straight" messages, but... just lookee — maybe never to model Patricia Field again.

Careful out there today, people. You may know what you're doing with your illegal fireworks, but the mannequin next to you might not...

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

[Updated] On East Sixth Street, an impressive July 4 fireworks display


EV Grieve reader Scott Dwyer notes that last night around 11, residents of a building on East Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B set off a pretty impressive fireworks display. Best of all — no Nick Lachey as host.

Updated:

EV Grieve reader Gregory Patrick sent along this photo from last night... looking north from East Third Street ... perhaps from the same display?

Monday, June 27, 2011

A July 4 reminder from EV Grieve

Difficult to believe, but next Monday is July 4. And please, for the children, remember that...


So far, people seem to be taking well to the reminders...

Monday, July 5, 2010

Sunday, July 4, 2010

First Street, 10:21 a.m., July 4

You've been warned! And I am taking names!



Good way to make "up to" $1,000... narc on your friends with fireworks from their visit to South Carolina. And what is in that cup there? Hope that it's not a urine sample. 13th Street and Avenue A.

Greetings



From the incomparable Blarney Cove.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Getting to the bottom of that noise last night from somewhere over the East River

Last night, we were on a rooftop in the neighborhood enjoying a nice, quiet evening. Then, about 9:30, we heard a series of loud "bangs." My first thought was the ConEd plant on 14th Street had finally blown. But we still had power. The ruckus seemed to be coming from somewhere over the East River, I'd say in the 30s. From what I could gather, someone was setting off explosive pyrotechnic devices, which can be very dangerous. Anyway, the noise continued for nearly 30 minutes, all the while a great variety of sparkling shapes, often variously colored, could be seen through the cloudy skies. We called the police several times, but couldn't get through. Regardless, my guess is that someone was filming a big Hollywood movie. (These people have no consideration for the rest of us who have to live here.) There are many rumored sequels in the works that may be filmed here, such as Cloverfield 2: We Still Can't Afford a Tripod or I Am Legend 2: Still the Legend Despite that Hand Grenade at the End of the First One. Must have been that.

Anyway, I'll continue to investigate this. Here is 30 seconds of the action.