For the five of us here in the neighborhood:

VIEW THE FIREWORKS FROM THE WAVERTREE
The Howard Hughes Corporation is inviting neighbors to celebrate July 4th aboard the historic Wavertree, which the firm has rented for the evening by making a contribution to the South Street Seaport Museum. The ship will leave at 6 and return at 10. There will be refreshments on board. The ship’s capacity is limited to 300 people and guests must RSVP by noon TODAY, July 3 in order to attend. RSVPs are open on a first come, first served basis. The password is fireworks.

WHERE TO WATCH — LIVE AND ON TV
The fireworks — Macy’s 43rd annual — will start at 9:20p off four barges moored at Pier 17 at the Seaport and from the Brooklyn Bridge. it will all be over by 10. NBC will broadcast from 8 to 10 with live performances. All the details are here on the Macy’s site. This link will show you the best entry locations, but those will fill up.

This year’s theme is American Cinema, and will reflect that as well as use the Brooklyn Bridge to showcase 25,000 shells and effects. Here’s how Macy’s describes it: “From the opening sequence representing the silver screen and featuring a dramatic silver hued pyrotechnic curtain unfurling from below the bridge to stunning multicolored waterfalls and chase scenes, a host of dazzling and intricate effects will be fired from more than 100 locations spanning the entire bridge, its towers and roadways. To create this out-of-this-world spectacle, six computer firing systems will control the bridge portion of the display requiring more than five miles of cabling and more than 110 custom-designed props installed on the bridge to hold the pyrotechnics in position for the show.”

And the Times has this guide to the fireworks here in New York Today.

Macy’s doesn’t reveal the cost, but Marketwatch and Fox News have figured in the past it was around $6 million — “our gift to the country,” says Macy’s.

SOMEONE SEND ME PICTURES!