The biggest celebration in the area was the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks show. The 25-minute display lit up the sky over the East River, and with the Brooklyn Bridge as the backdrop, it was truly a spectacular sight witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

Hosted by Ariana DeBose, the show will include performances by Lenny Kravitz, the Jonas Brothers, Ava Max, Eric Church, Keke Palmer, and Trisha Yearwood.

President Donald Trump signed his mammoth domestic policy bill into law, securing a major legislative win by his July Fourth target date.

The “Trump Dance” consists of the commander-in-chief arrhythmically punching the air while swaying his hips, oftentimes to songs featured at many of his campaign rallies like the

LL Cool J is pulling out of a Fourth of July concert in Philadelphia in solidarity with city workers unionized with District Council 33, who went on strike on Tuesday after the AFSCME union failed to reach a deal with the city.