Almost 15,000 fireworks-related injuries were reported in the U.S. in 2024, a 52% increase from the year before, according to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission, and around 20,000 fires are ...

New York allows the sale and use of "sparkling devices," a specific type of firework, unless prohibited by local county law. These "sparkling devices" are ground-based or handheld, producing colored ...

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New York City's 4th of July fireworks show returns to the East River for 2025 tonight. The annual tradition moved to Manhattan's West Side last year, for the first time in more than a decade, but now ...

BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- New Yorkers watched in awe as the 49th edition of Macy's 4th of July Fireworks show fired over 80,000 shells in 30 vibrant colors and used projection mapping to light up ...