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OGSpressoffice@ogs.ny.gov| 518-474-5987
June 26, 2024
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— MEDIA ADVISORY —July 4 Celebration At the Plaza to Feature Performance by Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Naturalization Ceremony, Flyover, and the Region’s Best Fireworks Display |
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Information on Media Access to New York State Museum Terrace for July 4 Celebration at the Empire State Plaza What: New York State’s July 4 Celebration Presented by Price Chopper/Market 32
Where: Empire State Plaza
When: Thursday, July 4
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Parking: Grounds open at 4 p.m., and free parking for the general public (& media) is available in the visitor and “P” lots under the Empire State Plaza, the Grand Street lot, and the Elk Street lot. Free parking will also be available in the East, and Sheridan Hollow garages, but no vehicles will be permitted to park on the roof level of either garage.
Media Access to NYS Museum Terrace: As in years past, the NYS Office of General Services will provide photographers and videographers with access to the museum’s fourth-floor terrace, which provides an excellent vantage point for capturing the fireworks display. To be added to the access list for the terrace, you must email OGSPressOffice@ogs.ny.gov by noon on Thursday, July 4.
Beginning at 7 p.m. on July 4, those on the press access list will be granted entry to the terrace, which can be accessed by entering the NYS Museum through the main Madison Avenue entrance and taking the elevator to the terrace level. A museum employee will escort representatives of the media to the elevator. The museum and the terrace will not be open to the general public.
Performance Schedule
5:00 p.m. Welcome – Naturalization Ceremony
6:00 p.m. Performance by Soul Session
7:30 p.m. Official program and military flyover
8:00 p.m. Performance by Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
9:15 p.m. Fireworks
9:45 p.m. Event Ends
OGS is implementing a new emergency text alert system, which the public can use at Summer at the Plaza events to receive emergency notifications specific to the event they are attending. For the 2024 July 4 celebration, the public can text ESPJ4 to 888777 to opt in and receive emergency messages.
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