Brooklyn Today: Where to watch July 4th fireworks

July 2, 2019 Brooklyn Eagle

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THE LEDE: Good morning! The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks display has become a staple of observing Independence Day in NYC. This year’s performance is returning to the Brooklyn Bridge area for the first time since 2014, so we’ve handpicked the top locations in Brooklyn to watch the show. Plus, here’s what to expect with security measures and street closures.

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THE RUNDOWN

~ JUDGE UPHOLDS RESTRAINING ORDER HALTING DEVELOPMENT NEAR BROOKLYN BOTANIC: Towers planned for two Crown Heights sites would cast shadows for more than three hours per day on the 52-acre garden and damage plants growing in its conservatories, one activist said.

~ CYCLIST STRUCK AND KILLED BY CEMENT TRUCK IN BUSHWICK: A 28-year-old woman was struck and killed while riding her bike in Bushwick on Monday, cops said, making her the 11th rider killed in Brooklyn already this year and the 15th killed citywide.

~ CITY BARS ‘UNSAFE’ DEMOLITION AT S.W. BOWNE BUILDING IN RED HOOK: The city has called a halt to demolition — again — at a historic Gowanus Canal-side industrial building that activists have been trying to save.

~ WHERE TO WATCH 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS IN BROOKLYN: More than 70,000 shells in 28 different colors will be shot off from four barges parked just south of the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as from more than 100 locations on the bridge itself, including the roadway and towers.

~ JULY 4TH: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO GET AROUND: Thousands of police officers, emergency vehicles, explosive-sniffing dogs and security checkpoints will take over Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Fulton Ferry for the Macy’s fireworks show. Here’s what to expect.

~ FUNDING SHORTAGE FORCES FOOD PANTRY TO TURN AWAY HUNGRY FAMILIES: A Bensonhurst-based organization that has provided food and social service referrals to people in need for nearly 30 years has had to turn away hungry families due to a shortage of funds, according to the group’s founder, Tom Neve.

~ DRUGS, NOISE AND TRASH: BROOKLYN CLUB CONTINUES TO FLOUT THE LAW, RESIDENTS SAY: In one instance, the club’s owners placed an exit for attendees that emptied onto an active freight rail line, according toTom Burrows of Community Board 1.

~ ‘BED-STUY STAY ALIVE’: BROOKLYNITES CALL FOR A SHOOTING-FREE SUMMER: Dozens of anti-gun violence activists marched through the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant on Saturday to mourn the shooting of an 11-year-old Crown Heights boy whom doctors say may never walk again.

~ BROOKLYN PARENTS GRAPPLE WITH SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY CHANGES: As the city anticipates a rollout of changes in the school disciplinary code, Department of Education officials are hosting a series of feedback sessions across the five boroughs to address parents’ concerns.

~ A SUNDAY IN HERBERT VON KING PARK: From star-crossed lovers who met on Grindr to longtime Bed-Stuy residents to a Brooklyn newcomer trying to find people apartments, there was plenty going on in Herbert Von King Park on Sunday.

MORE BROOKLYN NEWS

~ Food critic Robert Sietsema says L&B Spumoni Gardens’ food is as good today as it was when the restaurant opened 80 years ago. (Eater)

~ A Brighton Beach barber shop is closing after 55 years. (Brooklyn Paper)

~ The “World’s Largest Hot Dog” title is awarded to Feltman’s of Coney Island. (Food & Wine)

STAFF PICKS

~ READ: Bounty hunting is often associated with the Wild West, but in 2019, the business is still booming. To better understand the strange profession, one writer got licensed and spent months working as a so-called “bail enforcement agent.” (GQ)

~ DRINK: Here are the 21 best bars for live music in New York City, including six in Brooklyn. (Eater)

~ LAUGH: President Trump hosts a Fourth of July rally. (The Week)

~ TRAVEL: “36 Hours in Rockaway Beach, Queens” (NYT)

WHAT’S HAPPENING

6:30PM – 8:30PM — An Inconvenient Talk Show Caveat. Details.

7:30PM — Law of the Land: The Supreme Court’s Year in Review at 92nd Street Y. Details.

8:00PM – 10:00PM — Ambush Comedy at Two Boots Williamsburg. Details.

THE WRAP

⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1881, the Eagle reported, “A telegraphic dispatch received at Elberon states that President [James] Garfield has been shot and probably mortally wounded.”

IMPRINT
Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio poses in a car on the July cover ofHarper’s Bazaar Taiwan.

ROYAL WATCH
“The royal family’s most touching tributes to Princess Diana through the years” (Us Weekly)

SPORTS
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are coming to the Nets. (ESPN)

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday to José Conseco Jr., Vincente Fox, Polly Holliday, Sean Casey, Lindsay Lohan, Alex Morgan, Richard Petty, Margot Robbie, Joe Thornton, Ashley Tisdale and Johnny Weir!

Brooklyn Today’s editor is Scott Enman. Contact him at [email protected].