July 4th Fireworks From Home

July 4th, is one of my absolute favorite holiday's. It always makes summer feel official to me, and even at almost 30 I always oooo and ahhhh like a little girl watching the explosions of color in the sky. And how exciting!!! This year, as you already know, the July 4th fireworks will be brought to the Hudson River to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson and his exploration of the Hudson River! 

Hoboken will be one of the best places for great views of the fireworks. The city is expecting upwards of 10,000 visitors coming into Hoboken and to prepare has adopted a safety plan that will affect us all. Here is what you need to know. Taken directly from the Hoboken website.

Street closures and parking restrictions:

• Sinatra Drive from 1st St. to 11th St. - closed to traffic, emergency vehicles only.
• 4th St. from River Rd. to Clinton St. - NO PARKING on the south side of the street.
• Willow Ave. from 11th St. to 4th St. - NO PARKING on the west side of the street.
• Hudson Place (by the PATH) - NO PARKING
• Newark St. from Hudson St. to Sinatra Dr. - NO PARKING
• River St. from Hudson Place (PATH) to 4th St. - emergency vehicles only
• Clinton Street from 7th to 8th Sts. - emergency vehicles only
• Vezzetti Way (Observer Hwy.) from Washington St. to Willow Ave. - designated taxi area, no public parking

Also Food vendors will be setup along at 3 locations along Sinatra Drive

• 1st to 2nd street
• 4th to 5th street
• near the entrance of Maxwell Place Park

Also, the site makes no mention of this, but it's been rumored that the town will be closed to non residents in the afternoon. I'm not sure how they're going to enforce this, or if it's true, but if you do have some visitors coming into to town you might want to ask them to come as early as possible. 

For more information read the entire release. 

Some idea's for you to watch the party in the sky! 

Sinatra drive will no doubt be full of spectators, and street vendors so why not grab a blanket some chairs and a picnic basket and head to the water! Find a spot early and enjoy!

Want music? Try calling 340 Grill, Quays, or Trinity Bar for reservations and catch drinks there!

Sophistication? Head to the W Hoboken early to get a good place.. 

Lua uptown along the water could have some great views from there and is always a good time. 

Happy July 4th everyone!