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Photos, Videos: 60,000 Shells Light Up NYC Skyline During Macy's 'Largest Fireworks Display In 10 Years'
Macy's promised the biggest July 4th fireworks show in years, and they delivered: The pyrotechnical display, featuring 60,000 shells from five barges, lit up and danced along New York City's sky on Tuesday night.
Alert: Macy's 4th Of July Fireworks RELOCATED To Midtown Barges
A few years ago Macy's delighted many New Yorkers by relocating their massive 4th of July fireworks from the Hudson to the East River, finally... but their latest move may prove a little less popular. The 41st...
Macy's Herald Square May Add Roof Deck To Attract Customers
Rendering of what a rooftop deck and green space at Macy's Herald Square could look like Faced with slumping sales and store closures, department store behemoth Macy's is trying to innovate (or die). In an analyst...
Macy's July 4th Fireworks Show Will Be 'Largest Display' In Over 10 Years
The city's big Independence Day fireworks, rightfully back on the East River for a few years now, are going to be more explosive than ever this year, promises Macy's. For their 41st Annual Macy’s 4th of July...
Looking For An Escape? Manhattan's Dazzling Holiday Windows Are Still Up
The holiday shopping rush is over, but decorations are still up, which makes this the perfect time to catch the extravagant window displays at Manhattan's big department stores. And there's something for everyone, especially those in need...
Photos: The Most Extravagant Holiday Windows In NYC Department Stores (Part II)
Yesterday, we took a close look at this year's ambitious and artistic holiday windows at Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys. Up above, you can feast your eyes on what three more of the big department stores—Macy's, Saks...
Photos: The Giant Balloons & Crowds From The 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
More than 25 giant balloons, dozens of floats and marching bands, and hundreds of clowns joined around two million spectators this Thanksgiving morning for a celebration of gratitude at the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Families...
From Uncle Sam To Murakami's Kaikai: A Look Back At Past Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Balloons
The 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will soon bring its spectacular balloons back to the streets of Manhattan. This year, some new balloons, like the Trolls and a new Charlie Brown, are joining Hello Kitty, Thomas...
Photos: Go Behind The Scenes Of The Macy's Herald Square Christmas Windows
The Christmas season seems to come earlier and earlier each year. But in Red Hook, it came really early this year. Back in June, a team of more than 20 artists working out of a warehouse on...
Macy's Will Close 100 Stores Starting Early Next Year
Courtesy *Bitch Cakes*'s Flickr Macy's will close 100 of its 728 nationwide locations starting early next year, according to the company. In a press release Thursday, executives said they are closing stores in order to "concentrate......
2016 Macy's July 4th Fireworks Are Back Over The East River
For the third year in a row, the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will be situated over the East River. Sorry, New Jersey! This year's display will be the 40th anniversary of the show, and a press...
Oregon Heavy Metal Dude Fighting To Get Beloved Denim Vest Back From Macy's
via Facebook Nostalgia might be death, but it can also be priceless. Which is why one Oregon heavy metal musician freaked out when a friend forwarded him an Instagram photo of his long-lost favorite vest hanging...
Brooklyn's Enormous Love Letter Will Vanish
(Photo by Jake Dobkin/Gothamist) Five years ago Steve Powers (a.k.a. ESPO) wrote a beautiful love letter on an ugly old parking garage in Downtown Brooklyn, or more specifically, on the ugly old parking garage's cool skybridges....
Lawsuit Says Macy's Traps Minorities In Shoplifting Cells & Makes Them Pay Bogus Fines
Courtesy *Bitch Cakes*'s Flickr A woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Macy's claiming that the famous retailer enacts a "coercive collection practice" of detaining minority shoppers in holding cells, regardless of whether they've done...
Flashback: The 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
This year is the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the parade actually started back in 1924—it was dark between 1942 and 1944, due to World War II. Time magazine pulled together some fun historical facts...
Macy's $400 Million Renovation Spares Notorious Wooden Escalators
Twenty wooden finger-slicing and photogenic escalators carved from oak and ash have survived a $400 million, four year renovation aimed at turning Macy's Herald Square into an "upscale global shopping destination," to the relief of many sentimental...
Photos: This Year's Over-The-Top NYC Department Store Holiday Windows
Though it seems like just last week we were sunbathing in a fluke November heatwave, it's that time of year again, when New York City becomes a hyper-commercialized version of Santa's Village and even the most curmudgeonly...
Now Macy's Dumps Donald Trump For Being A Racist
Donald Trump at the launch of his perfume, Success, at Macy's in 2012 (Getty Images) Guess Donald Trump's lawyers are going to be readying another lawsuit: Now department store Macy's has severed ties with the hairpiece-turned-presidential...
Racist CVS Managers Told Store Security To Target Minorities, Lawsuit Alleges
Two managers at CVS stores in Queens and Manhattan allegedly have no love for their black and Latino customers (Spencer Platt/Getty) Four former CVS store detectives are suing the pharmacy giant, saying two managers who oversee...
In The 1960s, You Could Buy A Montauk Home At Macy's For $12,000
(via Wikipedia) Leisurama blueprint Over the weekend a longtime Montauk local was telling me that once upon a time, someone could buy a home in Montauk for around $12,000. These particular homes were called Leisuramas, and...
Papaya King Rolls Out New Food Cart Wednesday
(courtesy Papaya King) Following the success of its brand new food truck, frankfurter purveyor Papaya King will launch an additional food cart for vending their delicious dogs. For its launch tomorrow, the cart will park outside...
Photos: It's Still Summer But Macy's Is Already Pushing Christmas
If August 25th is too early for Pumpkin Spice anything, then is early September too early for Christmas? Like it or not, Macy's is on it. There are only 100 shopping days left until Christmas, and Macy's...
Macy's Will Pay $650,000 For Racially Profiling NYC Customers
Outside Macy's in Herald Square (Getty Images) The retail giant Macy's has agreed to a series of reforms, as well as a $650,000 settlement, to address complaints of racial profiling at its Herald Square location. New...
The Spots To Watch The 2014 Macy's Fireworks Display
daniel's flickr We've already told you where you can watch various fireworks displays around the city tonight, as well as where you can check out some less-than-legal firework displays as well. But that doesn't quite help...
Photos Of Thanksgiving Shoppers At NYC Macy's, Toys R Us Stores
Upside of "Grey Thursday" shopping in NYC: You won't get stabbed in a Walmart parking lot during an argument over a space. Downside of shopping on Thanksgiving: You're shopping on Thanksgiving—and possibly getting pepper-sprayed! Here are photos...
Macy's, Barneys & NYPD Are No-Shows At Hearing On Racial Profiling
(Getty) Spurred by multiple recent reports that Macy's and Barneys have wrongfully targeted black customers for arrest merely because they purchased expensive items, the Council's Committees on Civil Rights and Oversight and Investigations met with community...
Ousted Cop Says Macy's Racially Profiled Her, Destroyed Her Career
Courtesy Bitch Cakes's Flickr The latest allegation of racial profiling at a major NYC retailer comes from a woman who was a rookie NYPD officer at the time when she was accused of shoplifting from Macy's,...
Barneys Blames NYPD For Racial Profiling Incidents
Barneys Madison Avenue in 2004 (Getty Images) Barneys came under fire last week after several reports from customers who say they've been accused of thievery for shopping while black or Latino. Barneys CEO Mark Lee publicly...
NY Attorney General Probing Racial Profiling Allegations At Barney's, Macy's
Barneys Madison Avenue in 2004 (Getty Images) The New York State Attorney General's office is investigating allegations of racial profiling at Barney's and Macy's, following a wave of reports from customers who say they've been accused...
Macy's Herald Square Evacuated After Basement Fire
A two-alarm fire broke out at Macy's iconic flagship store at Herald Square last night, forcing customers and employees to evacuate. No injuries were reported in the fire, which officials believe started in the store's basement...