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Upper West Side rooftops will be prime viewing spots for this year's 4th of July fireworks show.

Those lucky enough to see the show seemed to drink it in as if it were life-giving water suddenly revealed in our bone-dry desert.

July 4th was strange this year for all sorts of reasons, including that Upper West Siders have been hearing and seeing fireworks for weeks in advance of the celebration.

A fire that broke out around 2 a.m. on Sunday resulted in four injuries at an apartment building on Columbus Avenue and 95th Street.

Fireworks continue to blast over the Upper West Side and elsewhere in the city, and on Monday it became clear where one big gathering took place.

No, it's not quite the Macy's July 4 show, but the recent fireworks over the Upper West Side are pro-level stuff, and that may be why they're irking

Fireworks blasting at all hours have been keeping Upper West Siders up this month -- and there seems to be no resolution to the issue. In fact, many of the complaints

Upper West Siders braved the rain and went up to the roof to celebrate the New Year's fireworks over Central Park.

There will be a fireworks display on Pier 97, which is in the Hudson River at 57th Street, at 10:15 p.m. on Sunday night as part of Gay Pride festivities.

Fireworks will kick off the new year in Central Park. The show starts just before midnight, along with the start of a four-mile race from

Photos of the New Year's fireworks in Central Park by Guy Mascioli. Happy New Year everyone!

A fireworks show in Central Park Friday night was reflected in the windows of the San Remo on 74th and Central Park West and it was quite a wonderful sight.

Photo above by Scott Matthews. In the distance you can see the fireworks over the East River. In the foreground, you can see an illegal blast

Elizabeth Rincon filmed the New Year's fireworks in Central Park, which go off after midnight on January 1. This is from 72nd street and Columbus

After five years on the Hudson River, the July 4 fireworks are returning to the East River this year, Mayor de Blasio announced on Monday.

Happy Fourth everyone! We have the good fortune of seeing another fireworks show over the Hudson River this year, and it could be the last for awhile if some of those Brooklyn politicians have their way and the show gets moved to the East River. There are several events going ...

Consider us very pleasantly surprised. For the fifth year, the July 4 fireworks will be held on the Hudson River, meaning Upper West Siders will get some of the best views without having to wait outside on the West Side highway for hours to get a good spot. To this ...

Spring has certainly sprung in New York and Central park Conservancy is celebrating on Wednesday night:

An explosion in the West 70's shortly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday brought out dozens of police officers and firefighters. Our tipster, who is known as Trenchologist, sent in the photo above from West 76th Street and said that she overheard a firefighter saying that the explosion was caused by ...

Macy's recently said that its July 4 fireworks show is going to be moving to other waterways in coming years, after a great four-year run on the Hudson River. If yesterday's extravaganza does turn out to be the last show on the Hudson for awhile, at least it was a ...