NYC celebrates America 250: Fireworks, events and more | Live updates

Macy's is set to celebrate America's 250th birthday with a spectacular July Fourth fireworks show in New York City.

The 50th edition of the nation's largest Independence Day celebration will light up New York City with 85,000 shells in 30 colors from six barges, plus a new laser show from the Brooklyn Bridge.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 100,000 free tickets for New Yorkers to watch the fireworks from prime viewing areas at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn and the Seaport in Manhattan.

Click here for everything we know about the Macy's fireworks.

Subway and the Staten Island Railway

On Friday, July 3, the New York City subway and the Staten Island Railway will operate on a Saturday schedule.

On Saturday, July 4, there will be increased service on the a/c/f/2/3/4 and 6 lines in the late afternoon and early evening to accommodate riders attending the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display. The extended service will run through the late evening.

2/3 trains will not stop at Clark Street on July 4 from 8:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Bypass times are subject to change due to crowd conditions at the station.

There are planned subway service changes on the a, Rockaway Park Shuttle s/d/n/r/1/2/3/4/5/6 and 7 lines the weekend of July 3-5 so crews can perform signal upgrades and scheduled maintenance work.

Buses

On Friday, July 3, New York City buses will run on a Saturday schedule.

Customers should expect delays on all routes near Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn waterfront on the evening of Saturday, July 4 due to the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Show.

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)

On Thursday, July 2, the LIRR will operate on a Friday schedule.

On Friday, July 3, the LIRR will operate on a normal Friday summer schedule. Summer Friday service to Montauk and Greenport will run on both Thursday and Friday.

On Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5, the LIRR will operate on a regular weekend summer schedule.

Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North will operate on a Friday schedule on Thursday, July 2, with adjusted peak period service and getaway trains on all three lines during the afternoon.

On the Port Jervis Line, the 2:41 p.m. train from Hoboken to Middletown, with a connecting 2:34 p.m. train from Penn Station, will be extended to Port Jervis, including a stop at Otisville. The 6:14 p.m. train from Hoboken to Port Jervis, with a 6:01 p.m. connecting train from New York Penn Station, will not operate on Thursday, July 2.

On Friday, July 3, Metro-North East of Hudson trains will operate on a Sunday schedule.

On Saturday, July 4, Metro-North East of Hudson trains will operate on a Saturday schedule with two extra trains on the New Haven Line to accommodate riders after the Rye Playland and Macy's fireworks.

For West of Hudson service, on July 3 and July 5 there will be one additional train on the Port Jervis line, which departs Port Jervis at 4:05 p.m. and arrives in Hoboken at 6:33 p.m. The Pascack Valley line will operate on a normal weekend schedule.

The City of Hoboken has issued a Gridlock Alert and Limited Access Travel Plan for Saturday, July 4.

The Office of Emergency Management and Hoboken Police Department have implemented the restrictions to support emergency response throughout the city by mitigating severe and potentially dangerous traffic congestion, which was experienced during and following previous Independence Day celebrations.

During the Limited Access Travel Plan, unauthorized vehicles will not bepermittedto enter Hoboken.

Police officers will be stationed at all entrances to the city to enforce the restrictions and assist with traffic flow.

Authorized vehicles include residents, individuals with proof of pre-paid reserved parking, business owners and people traveling to work within the city, emergency personnel, and transit vehicles.

There was a stunning view over the New York Harbor on Thursday morning as ships started to arrive, one after another.

NewsCopter 7 was overhead as the USS Kearsarge arrived.

NewsCopter 7 was overhead as the USS Kearsarge arrived.

It's an amphibious assault ship where Vice President J.D. Vance and the acting secretary of the Navy will be on the Fourth of July.

Ships, aircraft and military personnel from more than 20 countries will gather to honor America's 250th birthday in the largest international maritime event in the nation's history.

Sail4th 250 begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and the aerial portion starts just after 10 a.m.