4th of July in Hoboken
Hoboken: July 4th Fireworks Madhouse
Are you all ready for your mid-week Independence Day celebrations?
If you live in Hoboken, great! You’re no more than a 10-minute walk to the waterfront to check out the 2012 Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular.
Macy’s Fireworks: Hoboken Visitors Guide
But if you don’t live in Hoboken, and were thinking about checking it out – here’s a handy checklist of helpful tips:
- Hoboken is already a horrific city to visit by car. With draconian parking laws (you can only visit for four hours – then they’ll ticket and boot your car), traffic bottlenecks getting in and out of town, poorly synced traffic lights, kidney-jarring potholes and more. Best bet is to find a local NJ fireworks show closer to where you live. It’s just not worth the hassle to come here.
- If you do visit, and insist on driving,
- Get here early. Many hours early. Park in the first garage you can find. (Note that they jack up prices on July 4th.)
- Avoid street parking – and by all means do not park illegally. The city loves robbing visitors. Do you want to give them the satisfaction?
- Stay late (past midnight). Go hang out at a bar. It takes about two hours for the citywide traffic jam to subside. Remember, don’t drink & drive!
- If you do not follow the above, you will undoubtedly suffer to one degree or another.
- Download this informative Hoboken Map. It has parking garage locations, and street names in case you’re easily confused.
- Mass transit is probably your best bet.
- Other riverfront areas are also an option, such as Jersey City, Weehawken or North Bergen – but you’ll encounter bad traffic there as well (such as the new traffic pattern to the north).
In the end, if you love the Macy’s Fireworks – and absolutely have to see the show – then you must already know what you’re getting into and hopefully will plan accordingly.
But if you’re the type of person who hates traffic, lays on your horn and hollers out the window – please visit another city besides Hoboken. People live here, you know?
Will the weather jeopardize the Macy’s Fireworks?
Lastly – there’s a chance for spotty thunderstorms in the northeast, so just keep an eye out just in case!
Either way – enjoy your day off tomorrow!
Hoboken NJ
July 4th, 2012 |
It’s gonna be warm out there, guys. Low 90s in the afternoon and potentially well into the evening, depending on which forecast you believe. If you’re going early to save a spot, bring water and stay hydrated.
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July 4th, 2012 |
What was going on with restricted access to Pier C?
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July 4th, 2012 |
I believe it was at capacity and they just allowed handicap afterward…
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July 5th, 2012 |
Apparently it was only for the disabled. I was there, set up camp at 4:30 to hang out and was booted two hours later. There were no signs or anything. I completely understand setting aside space for those who have mobility problems but I wish they wouldn’t have let people hang out there in the first place only to scramble to find another place to sit after the waterfront was already a zoo.
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