Newsman: The New York City night sky gleamed in bright, mesmerizing colors for the spectacular Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks show on Tuesday night.
This year’s celebration honored trailblazers, including a signature moment that featured “The Best” by the late Tina Turner as thousands of golden-hued shells created a dramatic cascade effect stretching for more than a mile across the East River.
Other songs included stunning renditions of American classics like ‘My Girl’ and ‘Get Ready’ by The Temptations, ‘Stop! In the Name of Love’ by The Supremes and ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.’ On both sides of the river, spectators young and old stood in awe.
The festivities began with live music at sundown followed by the 25-minute fireworks show synchronized to a spectacular score.
More than 60,000 shells exploded during the dazzling display over the East River for this year’s “pyrotechnic salute to America.”
Additional highlights included performances by country star Brett Young with Amanda Shaw and the Harlem School of the Arts Dorothy Maynor Singers, as well as R&B artist Jazmine Sullivan.
And for the first time ever, Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks featured an inspiring light display just before the fireworks.
The fireworks show was capped off, appropriately, with a rendition of ‘New York, New York.’
On Tuesday night, they had six, and they weren’t just focusing on the East River. They fanned out over all five boroughs, and were ready to respond with an eye in the sky on anything that could happen. On any given normal day, the NYPD has one helicopter in the sky circling the city ready to respond to anything that might happen.
