# 4th of July in NYC

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4th-of-july-in-nyc/185968>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 3, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4th-of-july-in-nyc/185968 "2003-07-03T06:40:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4th-of-july-in-nyc/185968/1 "2003-07-03T06:40:27Z")

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Can some NY Dopers suggest their favorite places to watch the fireworks? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4th-of-july-in-nyc/185968/2 "2003-07-03T13:30:32Z")

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I usually do the eastside fireworks. I just wander down 23rd street to the eastside. I don’t bother getting there extremely early as I don’t think 6 hours of sitting in the sun is worth the better view.

You could probably watch from Brooklyn but I never have.

This year I’ll be up at Lake George.