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TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | JULY 3-JULY 9, 2020 19
Macy’s July 4 show
takes new shape
this year
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Starting June 29, weather permitting,
Macy’s is bringing a unique five-minute
show to one of the five boroughs and will
have tributes to frontline and essential
workers.
The first night of fireworks saw the
skies light up above Coney Island Monday,
with the red, white, and blue Steeplechase
Parachute Jump serving as a backdrop.
The finale will air on July 4 on NBC.
The goal is to try and give New Yorkers a
firework show that they can enjoy from
the comfort of their own boroughs without
having to gather in Manhattan and
possibly exposing themselves to COVID-
19.
“This July is going to take on added
meaning. We’ve all been through so much
and we are finally making sustained
progress, knock on wood we’ve got a lot
more to go,” said de Blasio. “But everyone
of you who has worked so hard on social
distancing, the shelter in place, the face
coverings to get us to this day, we’re celebrating
you. We’re celebrating the city.
We’re celebrating this country at a moment
where we all need to take stock and
be proud of what we had done together.”
/QNS.COM
