New York City representatives announced that the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks were moving from the Hudson River back to the East River this year. Although Brooklyn and Manhattan are the best places to see the fireworks, there are some Queens locations that are good as well on the holiday.

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"We anticipate that the 4th of July fireworks display will be visible in part from a variety of locations in Queens, including but not limited to a good portion of the East River waterfront," Amy Spilatnick, a spokeswoman from the Mayor's office said in a statement. "The optimal viewing areas are listed on the Macy's website." Those places are more centered near the Brooklyn Bridge, however, and not Queens.

"With fireworks reaching heights of between 600 to 800 feet, there may be areas in the vicinity that may also have views of the show," Macy's rep Orlando Veras said, as well.

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The best places to watch in Queens would be up above ground. The Times Ledger recommends Z Hotel, at 11-01 43rd Ave. in Long Island City, which has a rooftop bar. "We're having our 4th of July Picnic on our 12th floor rooftop bar," Marketing Director Lisa Gneo said to the Queens paper. "We can see both bridges from there, so we know we're going to see the fireworks."

If you don't care about the Macy's fireworks and just want some excitement in the sky on 4th of July, the New York Mets are playing at Citi Field on the holiday and will have fireworks after the game for fans.

There is also a 4th of July Party aboard the Skyline Princess that departs from the World's Fair Marina in Flushing Meadows, Queens. It will set you back at least $200.00.

You can also watch the show on NBC at 8 p.m. ET. The show will be hosted by Nick Cannon and feature performances by Ariana Grande, Miranda Lambert and more.

Check out Selena Gomez performing on last year's big show below:

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