As most townships (including Greenwich and the surrounding towns) have cancelled annual fireworks displays, many parts of America have seen a rash of illegal late-night fireworks, well before the usual Fourth of July backyard versions.
NYC has seen an especially noisy and dangerous increase, often keeping people awake and harming some in their homes as stray fireworks escape into apartment windows. Some reports are of a 920 percent increase in noise complaints from fireworks.
There will be legal fireworks from Macy’s in NYC this coming week though in each of the five boroughs for five minutes each night starting June 29. The fireworks will be set off at a “high elevation, unannounced” to prevent people from gathering to watch them.
A July 4 televised grand finale will feature the “best of” the previous five nights.
