july 4

'You need to have more opportunities for the public to get in and not just the people who can afford to pay $492,' says Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

The public is supposed to be able to enjoy Pier 17 whenever it is open.

BOOM.

"It’s just a little silly, and it’s sort of like, proudly silly. Like, ‘We will celebrate whatever we want.’ And in this case, we choose a hot dog contest."

America!

Macy's promised the biggest July 4th fireworks show in years, and they delivered.

Starting at 2:00 this afternoon.

Was it worth waiting for hours to take a few crappy videos from under the FDR? Probably yes!

Get ready for some boom boom boom.

Independence smells like a muggy, sweat-and-B.O.-filled subway platform.