Thousands Expected for Hoboken's July 4th Festival

The city of Hoboken is expecting thousands of visitors this July 4th, to——enjoy the Mile Square's view of the Macy's fireworks and visit Hoboken's annual festival in honor of Independence Day. 

But, due to multiple road closures and construction in town as well as to avoid a bottleneck situation when everybody leaves town, Mayor Dawn Zimmer is urging all visitors to take public transportation to town.

Due to safety concerns, Pier C Park—which opened fully for the first time right before Memorial Day weekend—will be closed, according to the city.

Also because of safety, the following roads will be closed from 8 a.m. to midnight on Monday, July 4: 

· Sinatra Dr. from 15^th St. to 1^st St.

· River St. from Hudson Place (PATH) to 4th St., however between 1st St. and 3rd St, River St will be open for limited access to residents and parking patrons only.

Additionally, no parking will be permitted on the following streets between 8am and midnight on July 4th:

· Sinatra Dr. from 15th St. to 1st St (no parking as of July 3rd at 8 am)

· 4th St. from River to Clinton (on the south side of the street)

· Willow Ave. from 11th St. to 4th St. (on the west side of the street)

· Hudson place (by the PATH)

· Newark Street from Hudson St. to Sinatra Dr.

· Clinton St. from 7th St. to 8th St.

· Hudson St. from 14th St. to Observer Hwy. (on the west side of the street)

The fireworks display will start around 9:20 p.m. and will last about half an hour.