From the Daily News:
Macy's is considering a return of its famed Fourth of July fireworks to the East River — a move that would thrill Brooklyn and Queens residents who lost their view of the display for four straight years, the Daily News has learned.
Bending to outer-borough pressure, Macy’s execs and top people in its fireworks operations have agreed to meet soon with pols to discuss moving the dazzling show off the Hudson River for the first time since 2009.
“Macy’s has expressed willingness to move to the East River,” said a source involved with the talks.
“Macy’s has been receptive to sitting down and discussing solutions,” the source said. “We’re optimistic that soon there will be good news.”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and state Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn Heights) have been in talks by phone for months with Macy’s about a possible venue change for the iconic Independence Day celebration.
The sit-down will be local elected officials’ first face-to-face discussion about the fireworks with Macy’s execs.
“The fireworks,” said de Blasio, “belong” in the East River. “Outer-borough New Yorkers deserve to be part of the city’s Fourth of July celebration too.”
5 comments:
Oh Joy! The fireworks were never about New York. They were about Hipster/yuppie scumbags
Fuck New Jersey. Why should they get the best view???
Enjoy it. By next July 4th, I will be retired and long gone from NY City and state, enjoying an even more impressive fireworks display over a beautiful lake in my new smalltown home.
Macys is a New York institution. If they feel New Jersey deserves the show then why not have all New Yorkers Boycott Macys????
The fireworks were never about New York. They were about Hipster/yuppie scumbags
WE CANT SEE THEM ANY MORE IN QUEENS CAUSE THEY ARE BLOCKED BY THE BUILDING THAT VAN BRAMER IS USING OUR TAXES TO BUILD.
TRY GETTING A VIEW ON THE PIER: UNLESS YOU LIVE IN THOSE BUILDINGS YOU DON'T GET A PASS.
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