The Macy's July 4 Fireworks in New York City drew large crowds, but ticket holders at Brooklyn Bridge Park experienced chaos and frustration. Many attendees termed the event a "total fiasco" due to lengthy lines and poor organization. Panic ensued as people faced long wait times, and many were unable to enter the park despite having tickets. Issues were noted at both the southern and northern entrances, with reported logjams and disorganization. Some ticket holders successfully entered but found the areas less crowded than expected, highlighting inconsistencies in the experience.
Many of the 100,000 people who held city-issued Brooklyn Bridge Park viewing tickets called the event a "total fiasco," with a large number not making it onto the piers.
Attendees were assigned to viewing Zones 1-4, but lines that wound for hours through Brooklyn Heights merged into mob scenes at the park's entrances.
Numerous people found themselves in panic-inducing logjams while trying to get into the southern end of the park at the Atlantic Avenue entrance.
Comments described the scene as 'chaotic,' 'so disappointing,' 'surreal,' 'incredibly disorganized,' with reports of 'crying children' and photos of unsafe, crammed streets.
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