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With the Macy's July 4 fireworks extravaganza on the Hudson River this year (to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage down the Hudson River), crowds will be lining up on both the New York and New Jersey sides of the river to catch a glimpse of the display. And while NY is used to the security and preparations required, NJ towns aren't: The NY Times reports, "The new location has left town officials in Hoboken, Weehawken, North Bergen and other waterfront communities confronting something they do not often have to deal with — the 100,000 or more spectators they expect to descend on the Hudson’s west bank." Local police and fire departments have warned about grilling regulations and some apartment buildings limited tenants' guests or said only tenants with ID will be allowed in (forget those parties!). There are also driving restrictions in Jersey City plus a zero-tolerance policy—"Open containers, public urination, public nuisance and destruction of property are all subject to a $1,000 fine per infraction," according to Hoboken Now, thanks to the rowdy St. Patrick's Parade behavior (which probably means having sex in public is "public nuisance" and pooping in the hallway is "destruction of property").
NJ Braces For July 4 Fireworks
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Does anyone know if there's any way for people in Brooklyn to see fireworks? Anything going on in Prospect Park? I feel shafted this year. Jersey doesn't even want them, apparently.
Yup. Jersey gets their fireworks whenever too much static electricity builds up in Linden. They don't need ours.
Yeah WTF Jersey should have no part of our fireworks. why?who thought this was going to be a good idea?
Why?
Because Henry Hudson did not sail up the East River. It's one year. Suck it up Brooklyn pantyloads.
Nope, Brooklynites are SOL this year.
Ease up people I hear Wins 1010 radio will broadcast it live.
$1,000 for an open container? Jersey can suck it.
"are all subject to a $1,000 fine per infraction," Come on people it's Jersey we are talking about. Who in Jersey knows how to do fractions, three maybe four? Let alone the cops. No problemo.
Oh Snoop.............. You're so cute when you don't know what the fuck you are talking about. There is a reason NJ has one of the highest per capita incomes in the nation. One of the highest graduation rates & individuals holding a college degree.
Your desire for NJ to be stupid does not equate to the facts.
At least try & dislike NJ for our actual faults. Not a fantasy you have created in your mind.
Touchy touchy I see. Can you tell me why when I drive through NJ to get to points west and south do I have to do battle with all the douche bags with the beige license plates?
Why might I also ask if you go west on 78 or 80 at the end of the day are so many people fleeing that state?
Because they can't compete. A house in the middle of nowhere Penn sounds good when you make 45k a year.
Penn can have our bottom feeders.
It's like our Staten Island.
I am so tired of people that grew up in the Midwest coming to NYC and bashing New Jersey. Where do you people get off? I grew up in NY and if you did you would know that NYC really encompasses the tri-sate region including all 5 boroughs, LI, Westchester and North Jersey.
I bet more than half of the people that bash NJ haven't even been to the Bronx. Maybe you should leave your shoe box of an apartment in Manhattan once in a while and explore the region instead of making inane comments about NJ.
The NYC area also includes the Hudson Valley (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Southern Ulster and Dutchess counties).
Most of the time I think the people who talk junk about NJ are just fooling around.
NY and NJ have more things in common than more people think. Both states only know how to tax their residents and the corruption of politicians.