Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks light up NYC sky

The 49th annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks show left New Yorkers awe-struck. The extravaganza featured 80,000 total shells firing off 1,000 feet over the Brooklyn Bridge and East River [https://nypost.com/2025/07/01/us-news/mexican-navy-ship-went-backwards-before-hitting-nycs-brooklyn-bridge-officials/] — a considerable jump from the 60,000 shells used last year. Onlookers enjoy the 49th annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks in New York City. AFP via Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/people-watch-fireworks-light-manhattan-107630576.jpg?w=1024] Onlookers enjoy the 49th annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks in New York City. AFP via Getty Images Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/000-shells-light-sky-years-107630355.jpg?w=1024] Getty Images REUTERS [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/macys-4th-july-fireworks-seen-107630225.jpg?w=1024] REUTERS REUTERS [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/macys-4th-july-fireworks-seen-107630531.jpg?w=1024] REUTERS John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-explode-brooklyn-bridge-manhattan-107630474.jpg?w=1024] John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/spectators-watch-fireworks-explode-brooklyn-107630476.jpg?w=1024] John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock AP [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-light-sky-brooklyn-bridge-107630563_a2d377.jpg?w=1024] AP REUTERS [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/macys-4th-july-fireworks-seen-107630214.jpg?w=1024] REUTERS John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-explode-brooklyn-bridge-manhattan-107629897.jpg?w=1024] John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock AP [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-light-sky-brooklyn-bridge-107630521.jpg?w=1024] AP John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-explode-brooklyn-bridge-manhattan-107630470.jpg?w=1024] John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock AFP via Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-light-manhattan-skyline-macys-107630545_c443f5.jpg?w=1024] AFP via Getty Images 1 of 1 [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/000-shells-light-sky-years-107630366.jpg?w=1024] Getty Images AFP via Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-light-manhattan-skyline-macys-107630533_507c40.jpg?w=1024] AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/people-attend-macys-fourth-july-107630666.jpg?w=1024] AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/fireworks-light-manhattan-skyline-macys-107630545_c443f5.jpg?w=1024] AFP via Getty Images Spectators of the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July fireworks show were wowed by explosions that looked like a waterfall cascading from the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River. Getty Images [https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/000-shells-light-sky-years-107629702.jpg?w=1024] Spectators of the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July fireworks show were wowed by explosions that looked like a waterfall cascading from the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River. Getty Images