They just won’t be as close (or as earsplitting) as we’ve had for some years. At midnight, a fireworks display will be launched from a barge near Liberty Island. These will be easily visible (and heard) from the Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and strategically placed Brooklyn Heights rooftops. This should draw some spectators from afar, […]
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Fireworks Tomorrow Night
There will be a fireworks display tomorrow (Monday, October 12) starting at 10:20 p.m. The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the Hudson between Ellis Island and the Battery, so should be visible (and certainly audible) from Brooklyn Heights. The sponsor is Briggs Inc.
Fireworks Tomorrow Night
There will be a fireworks display tomorrow (Sunday, October 4) starting at 7:00 p.m. in the East River near Pier 16, which is directly opposite Brooklyn Heights. We have this from Notify NYC but it is not included in the list of legal fireworks displays approved by FDNY. We’re guessing it’s the display scheduled for […]
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, Seen From a Brooklyn Heights Rooftop
At dusk, a great flotilla of boats small and large, sail and motor, filled the harbor from below Brooklyn Heights to the channel between lower Manhattan and Governors Island. Police and Coast Guard vessels, lights flashing, darted here and there, making sure all was secure and ready. Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Picnic Peninsula was jammed with […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
If you’re in town for the Fourth, the One Big Thing is the fireworks. Expect huge crowds on the Promenade and in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The show starts at 9:00 p.m. Saturday. Parking will be prohibited from 11:00 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, July 3) to 11:00 p.m. on the Fourth on Joralemon from Hicks to Furman; […]
Fireworks Tomorrow; Yes, More Fireworks
There will be fireworks Thursday evening, June 25, off Liberty Island, starting at 9:20 p.m.; these are sponsored by IP Soft. (Would they be louder if sponsored by IP Hard?) ‘Tis summer, so it must be the season for fireworks. Weekend after this we get the mother of them all. After that, maybe things will […]
Fireworks Tomorrow Night
There will be fireworks Sunday evening, June 21, off Liberty Island, starting at 10:40 p.m.; these are sponsored by Quench.
Again With the Fireworks, Tomorrow Night
Addendum: There will also be fireworks Friday evening, June 12, off Liberty Island; these are sponsored by Boston Consulting Group. There will be a fireworks display tomorrow night (Thursday, June 11) at 10:40 p.m., off Ellis Island. This will be visible from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and other local vantage points. Pet […]
Fireworks Tonight
There will be a fireworks display tonight (Saturday, June 6) at 10:15 p.m., off Ellis Island. This will be visible from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and other local vantage points. Pet owners take note.
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks on East River Again This Year
Brooklyn News 12 reports that the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks, which had been moved to the Hudson River side of Manhattan for several years, but returned to the East River side, facing Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO, last year, will be on the East River again this year.
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