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The Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks will once again illuminate the Big Apple in red, white and blue tomorrow night on the East River.
The 8 p.m. NBC broadcast, hosted live from Hunter’s Point Park, Queens, features a star-studded (and spangled) lineup of pre-taped musical talent, including Coldplay, Blake Shelton, the Jonas Brothers, Marshmello, Reba McEntire, OneRepublic and Black Pumas.
Some 350 drones will light up the sky to honor the Olympians on Team USA during the Jonas Brothers’ performance.
As for the fireworks, here are the best, free places to watch in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens once the sun goes down.
Gantry Plaza State Park
NBC hosts Renée Elise Goldsberry and Ryan Eggold will be on air all night from Hunter’s Point on the Long Island City waterfront.
While that park will be closed off for the network, the connected Gantry Plaza State Park is open to public viewing and offers stellar views of the extravaganza, not to mention the Manhattan skyline.
4-09 47th Road, Long Island City, Queens
Roosevelt Island
Four Freedoms Park is holding a now-sold-out watch party on the island’s southernmost tip, but the adjacent Cornell Tech lawn will be open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis starting at noon.
The lawn party will offer food trucks to make time fly before the show starts.
The Cornell Tech lawn opens publicly at noon Sunday. No seating offered so it is recommended to bring a chair or blanket. 1 E. Loop Road, Roosevelt Island
East River Esplanade
This elevated waterfront lookout in Murray Hill is directly across from Hunter’s Point in Queens and offers a vantage point like no other in Manhattan.
FDR Drive between East 36th and East 41st streets, Murray Hill
Sutton Place Park
Just south of Andrew Haswell Green Park, this little spot offers a massive view of the main event on the East River, as well as Roosevelt Island and Long Island City from its grounds.
Enter on Sutton Place between East 56th and East 57th streets
Stuyvesant Cove Park
Just south of the action, this East River cove adjacent to Peter Cooper Village will offer a view of both Queens and Brooklyn being beautifully illuminated by the fireworks.
24-20 FDR Drive Service Road East between 18th and 23rd streets in Gramercy Park
Andrew Haswell Green Park
This East Side waterfront spot boasts the artful Alice Aycock Pavilion and views of the fireworks as they fly across the Queensboro Bridge.
East 60th Street and FDR Drive, Midtown East
WNYC Transmitter Park
This Greenpoint park offers a remarkable angle of the Manhattan skyline. Walk out on the piers along the Brooklyn waterfront for the best views of the show.
End of Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint
Bushwick Inlet Park
Below WNYC Transmitter Park in Williamsburg is this larger green space along the waterfront.
Surrounded by bars and breweries, there’s plenty to do around here before the fireworks get launched.
Enter on Kent Avenue between North Ninth and North 12th streets, Williamsburg
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