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July 4: Happy Birthday, U.S.A.

Some tips on how to spend this Independence Day.

Even though Macy's decided to launch its fireworks over the Hudson River again this year, denizens on this side of the East River still have a lot of options to wish America a very Happy Birthday.

Check out our list of happenings .

Here are your 5 Things for this Independence Day:

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1. Chalk up another win for women's rights. For the first time this year, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest will have a separate competition _strictly for the females out there_. So pig out, ladies.

2. The NYPD posted _this reminder_ that personal and unlicensed use of fireworks is an incredibly bad idea and not to mention illegal.

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3. And if you're wondering what the NYPD does with all of those confiscated fireworks, _wonder no more_ (video courtesy of our brothers and sisters at the Huffington Post).

4. Though Prospect Park geese got a reprieve this summer, the same apparently cannot be said for Staten Island's waterfowl, _according to Gothamist_.

5. Alternate side parking has been suspended for Independence Day. Parking meters do not have to be paid.


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