The city will host its annual Independence Day Fireworks Display on Thursday, July 4, shortly after nightfall (approximately 9:20 p.m.). Watch for free from Waryas Park, at the base of Main Street; or purchase a ticket for a vantage point from the Walkway Over the Hudson at www.walkway.org.
No-parking zones will be in place along North Water Street and in the lots of Waryas Park, except for handicapped parking. John M. Flowers Circle at Waryas Park will be closed to traffic.
Elsewhere, parking is free in lots starting at 5 p.m. and in metered spaces after 6 p.m. Remember to expect heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic following the event throughout the west end of the city, with short-term detours and road closures expected.
The rain date for this event will be July 5.
City Hall will be closed on the Fourth of July and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Pulaski Park Pool and Spratt Park Pool will be open both days and running as scheduled, weather dependent.