Daily Mexican
2017-07-08 10:59:19 UTC
Jennifer Lopez was in Long Island City, Queens, Friday pre-
taping a performance for Macys Fourth of July Fireworks show
but some locals werent thrilled about Jenny on their block.
Residents of a building on Borden Avenue, near the park where
J.Lo and other acts perform, say the broadcast turns their block
into an annual nightmare and robs them of their liberty to
celebrate the Fourth.
J.Lo is pre-taping today, groaned resident James Edstrom on
Friday, adding that cars were being towed.
Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum and Sheryl Crow are reportedly
performing at the same spot on the Fourth thats when Edstrom
says a full lockdown is in effect. A local blog warns: The
night of July 4, no one can get into the park at all without
tickets .?.?. as it is fully cordoned off and accessible only to
Macys VIPs and ticket holders.
Edstrom says that his Hunters Point South building, which has
some tenants who are veterans, will be in a frozen zone, which
means residents cant leave the property after 1?p.m. on
Independence Day due to tight security measures. Homeland
Security allows us to have four guests [come to the building],
but they have to be here by 1?p.m., he said.
Residents cant use other areas of their building to watch the
fireworks: One told local NBC News, It feels like a prison.
Edstrom added, The mayor is having a party on the roof of the
adjacent school so I am locked in my building and all I can do
is watch Mayor de Blasio party on a roof.
A Macys rep explained that the NYPD and other agencies
implement a safety plan for the event and a command and
broadcast center must be placed within close range of the
fireworks barges. Unfortunately, that may result in some
restricted access for local residents.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/07/02/j-los-pre-taped-
fourth-july-performance-angers-
locals.html?intcmp=ob_article_footer_text&intcmp=obnetwork
taping a performance for Macys Fourth of July Fireworks show
but some locals werent thrilled about Jenny on their block.
Residents of a building on Borden Avenue, near the park where
J.Lo and other acts perform, say the broadcast turns their block
into an annual nightmare and robs them of their liberty to
celebrate the Fourth.
J.Lo is pre-taping today, groaned resident James Edstrom on
Friday, adding that cars were being towed.
Brad Paisley, Lady Antebellum and Sheryl Crow are reportedly
performing at the same spot on the Fourth thats when Edstrom
says a full lockdown is in effect. A local blog warns: The
night of July 4, no one can get into the park at all without
tickets .?.?. as it is fully cordoned off and accessible only to
Macys VIPs and ticket holders.
Edstrom says that his Hunters Point South building, which has
some tenants who are veterans, will be in a frozen zone, which
means residents cant leave the property after 1?p.m. on
Independence Day due to tight security measures. Homeland
Security allows us to have four guests [come to the building],
but they have to be here by 1?p.m., he said.
Residents cant use other areas of their building to watch the
fireworks: One told local NBC News, It feels like a prison.
Edstrom added, The mayor is having a party on the roof of the
adjacent school so I am locked in my building and all I can do
is watch Mayor de Blasio party on a roof.
A Macys rep explained that the NYPD and other agencies
implement a safety plan for the event and a command and
broadcast center must be placed within close range of the
fireworks barges. Unfortunately, that may result in some
restricted access for local residents.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/07/02/j-los-pre-taped-
fourth-july-performance-angers-
locals.html?intcmp=ob_article_footer_text&intcmp=obnetwork