The Macy’s celebration, replete with 80,000 firework shells and 11 new pyrotechnic effects, returns to the East River after heading over to the Hudson in 2024.

New York City’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration could face security threats from extremist actors, including lone attackers and terrorist sympathizers, as tensions remain high following months of conflict in the Middle East, U.S. officials said.

The Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display will cause various road closures in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In this photo taken July 4, 2016, fireworks are launched from barges on the East River during the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks 40th Anniversary. (Advance/SILive.com | Bill Lyons)