New York City puts on two of the most spectacular fireworks shows in the country each year for the millions of residents and tourists that fill the Big Apple during the early summer holiday. After a sweltering June,

The Macy’s celebration, replete with 80,000 firework shells and 11 new pyrotechnic effects, returns to the East River after heading over to the Hudson in 2024.

New York City’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration could face security threats from extremist actors, including lone attackers and terrorist sympathizers, as tensions remain high following months of conflict in the Middle East, U.S. officials said.