New York - 4th of July

[Mikey]

Not tomorrow, next year :greengrin

Mrs Mikey and I are likely to be there around this tme next year. Is it worth hanging around for 4th July or should we get the hell outta there before then?

[Hanny]

Not tomorrow, next year :greengrin

Mrs Mikey and I are likely to be there around this tme next year. Is it worth hanging around for 4th July or should we get the hell outta there before then?

A few years ago I was in Charlottesville, Virginia for Independence Day.

Not a huge place so there wasn't any events and many bars and restaurants were closed.

I doubt NY will be a ghost town but some places may well close for 4th of July and/or 4th July weekend.

[Wembley67]

A few years ago I was in Charlottesville, Virginia for Independence Day.

Not a huge place so there wasn't any events and many bars and restaurants were closed.

I doubt NY will be a ghost town but some places may well close for 4th of July and/or 4th July weekend.

I thought it would be the opposite, everyone would be going mental and doing lots of American things, saying that I've never been across the water :greengrin

[Mikey]

I thought it would be the opposite, everyone would be going mental and doing lots of American things, saying that I've never been across the water :greengrin

That's what worries me most :greengrin

[Zimmy]

Been in NY at Thanksgiving and to be honest it was pretty boring, ended up going to the movies.:agree:

[Frogga]

I went to NY for Independace Day back in 2000 when I was only about 11. I think everything was pretty normal except that at night there was a huge fireworks display out at the river which was quite spectacular. The fireworks were so big that they made the buildings shake - typically American style!

[Moulin Yarns]

Not tomorrow, next year :greengrin

Mrs Mikey and I are likely to be there around this tme next year. Is it worth hanging around for 4th July or should we get the hell outta there before then?

Mikey,

I'm thinking of doing the same, our 30th wedding anniversary, and did a wee bit of research. The huge fireworks put on by Macy's is the highlight, but from what I found out it is mainly street fairs, markets and politicians making speaches about independance day.

The Empire State Building charge $100 to see the fireworks, but I reckon there will be other good viewpoints, South Street Sea Port is one I'd look at, also have some event on this year.

http://manhattan.about.com/od/eventsandattractions/a/nycjulyfourth.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCFCggdN3kI

and if everwhere is closed this sounds worth investigating

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/usa-independence-day-special-days-out--new-york-bar-crawl-646933.html :agree:

I'll see you there!