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NEW YORK CITY

***ALL DISPLAYS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 4TH***

Manhattan
Lower Manhattan's Great July 4th Festival
Water Street from Fulton to Broad streets

MACY'S :
Best fireworks view
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Between Montague and Middagh streets. Or, the Brooklyn Promenade between Jermone and Cranberry streets, or Furman Street between Atlantic and Cadman Plaza West.

Bronx
City Island
City Island Avenue from Bridge Street to Belden Street

Best fireworks view
An unobstructed rooftop in the South Bronx may do the trick, but with Roosevelt Island in the way, hop across the East River to Long Island City to see fireworks up close. Or check out the party at Orchard Beach for some local explosive fun.

Queens
Water Taxi Beach
2 Borden Ave at Second Street, Long Island City

Best fireworks view
Long Island City's Gantry Plaza State Park (474 48th Ave. at the City Lights building) or waterfront Astoria Park (23rd Road to Hoyt Avenue South along the East River) for the best fireworks views.

Staten Island
Historic Richmond Town's Independence Day Celebration
441 Clarke Ave.
Best fireworks view
The Esplanade at St. George Terminal, the landing spot for the free 25-minute Staten Island Ferry ride, is great for catching the fireworks at Liberty State Park. The waterfront plaza is home to the SI Yankees baseball stadium and "Postcards," the borough's 9/11 memorial. Additional views at the large terrace of the ferry terminal.

LONG ISLAND

Jones Beach Fireworks Spectacular
Jones Beach State Park
Friday, July 04, 2008
Phone: (631) 321-3510

A fireworks extravaganza above the shores of Jones Beach State Park. Spectators will be entertained with vibrant colors and awesome sounds simulcast to a musical array of patriotic songs. 9:30pm

NEW JERSEY

JULY 3RD...

Englewood
Garfield
Maywood
Paterson
Saddle Brook
Secaucus
Wayne
West Milford

JULY 4TH...

Kearny
Location: Passaic and Bergen Ave
Price: free
Show comes on before 9pm, usually goes 8:45pm to 9:30pm

MORRISTOWN
The Morristown National Historical Park is celebrating its 75th birthday in high style over the Independence Day weekend with picnics, fireworks and a free concert. At 2 p.m. on Friday, July 4, the Washington's Headquarters Museum will be rededicated, and the Declaration of Independence will be recited. Visitors are advised to bring chairs or blankets. The museum and adjacent Ford Mansion will be open for self-guided tours throughout the day. For more details, call the national park at (973) 539-2016, ext. 232 or ext. 210.

FLORHAM PARK
Florham Park's former firehouse will officially re-open as a fire museum, at its new location on Brooklake Road at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4. The ribbon-cutting and flag raising ceremony will kick off the borough's annual Fourth of July parade. The building is located next to the existing Florham Park Volunteer Fire Department at 315 Brooklake Road. The parade will begin at Ridgedale Avenue and Brooklake Road. Florham Park's 51st annual Fourth of July celebration continues at Borough Hall with a Family Picnic featuring kiddie rides and games, petting zoo and pony rides from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A "Social Garden" will take place from noon to 3 p.m., where attendees must be at least 21 years old to enter, with music by a Mariachi band. The celebration concludes at 8 p.m. in Emmet Field with a concert by RB Express, followed by fireworks when the 30-foot high American flag will be unfurled. Rain date is Saturday, July 5. For more information, call (973) 377-3241.

MOUNTAIN LAKES
Local residents can kick off the Mountain Lakes Fourth of July celebration by joining the annual 4th of July Fun Races at the Mountain Lakes Club, at 18 Lake Drive. Sign-ups begin at 9:30 a.m. and races start at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 4. The annual fireworks are scheduled for 9 p.m. over Mountain Lake. A rain date is set for 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 5. For more information, call (973) 334-4610.

PARSIPPANY
Parsippany's Fourth of July Celebration will take place at Parsippany Hills High School on Thursday, July 3. The festivities will begin at 8 p.m. with a concert featuring "Somers Dream Orchestra." Fireworks will follow at dusk. Rain date is Friday, July 4. Parsippany Hills High School is located at 20 Rita Drive. For more information, call (973) 263-4350.

Also on July 4...
Allendale
Clifton
Hackensack
Hawthorne
Lyndhurst
New Milford
Ridgefield Park
Ridgewood
River Edge
Rutherford
Tenafly

NO FIREWORKS:
Cresskill
Glen Rock
Little Falls
Oradell
Ramsey
Ringwood
Teaneck


CONNECTICUT

***ALL DISPLAYS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 4TH***

7/4/2008 Fairfield, time: after dusk
Barge off Jennings Rd., Town of Fairfield
www.fairfieldct.org
Rain Date: 7/5/2008

Bristol, time: after dusk
Lake Compounce, 271 Enterprise Dr., Bristol
www.lakecompounce.com



WESTCHESTER

Playland Park: Fireworks every Wednesday and Friday through August 29. Free admission; parking $10...Playland Parkway  Rye, NY  10580 

Dobbs Ferry: Fishing derby, fun and fireworks. Fishing for ages 7-15, 10 a.m.-noon; games, picnicking, noon-9 p.m.; fireworks at 9 p.m. Free. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Waterfront Park. 914-693-2203.

Harrison: Fireworks. Free. 9:15 p.m. Project Home Run site, Oakland Avenue at Halstead Avenue. 914-670-3035.

Katonah: Independence Day celebration. Reading of the Declaration of Independence, patriotic music and picnicking on the front lawn. Free. 11 a.m. John Jay Homestead, 400 Route 22. 914-232-5651.

Kent: Fireworks. Free. 9:30 p.m. Lake Carmel, Route 52. 845-225-2067.

Mamaroneck: Fireworks as part of the annual Firemen's Carnival. Free. 9 p.m. Harbor Island Park, Boston Post Road. 914-777-7754.

Mount Vernon: Independence Day celebration. Ringing of historic 250-year-old bell, music, speeches, refreshments. Free. 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Paul's Church National Historic Site, 897 S. Columbus Ave. 914-667-4116.

New Rochelle: Spark the Sound fireworks. Show can be seen from all waterfront parks. Free. 9:30 p.m. Hudson Park, Hudson Park Road. 914-654-2087.

Port Chester: July Fourth celebration. Community service and appreciation awards will be presented. Entertainment, fireworks by the Grucci family at dark. Free. 7:30 p.m. Port Chester High School, 1 Tamarack Road. 914-939-8291.

Rye: Fireworks. Free. 9:30 p.m. Playland Amusement Park, Playland Parkway, Exit 19 off I-95. 914-813-7010.

Scarsdale: Concert and fireworks. Performance by the Westchester Band, followed by fireworks. $2. 7:30 p.m. Rain date: Saturday. Scarsdale Municipal Pool, 311 Mamaroneck Road. 914-722-1292.

Sleepy Hollow: Fireworks. Free. 8 p.m. at the former General Motors site, Beekman Avenue and River Street. 914-366-5106.

Southeast: Concert and fireworks. DJ Dieter of Sounds Unlimited performs. Free. 6 p.m. Rain date: Saturday. Scolpino Park, Doansburg Road. 845-279-3915.

Tarrytown: Independence Day 1856. Dramatic presentations, speeches, period music, traditional dancing, house tours, ice-cream demonstrations. $12, $10 seniors, $6 age 5-17, free for age 5 and younger. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunnyside, West Sunnyside Lane. 914-631-8200.

Tarrytown: Concert and fireworks. Van Martin Swing Band precedes the fireworks. Free. 7-10 p.m. Pierson Park, next to the Metro-North Railroad station. 914-631-8347.

Yonkers: Fireworks. Free. 9 p.m. Recreation Pier on the Hudson River, Foot of Main Street. 914-377-6300.