Jersey City's 4th Of July Fireworks 2020 Canceled

JERSEY CITY, NJ – July 4 events across the country will not look the same this year thanks to the coronavirus. Many cities and towns have been forced to cancel their annual Fourth of July events, including Jersey City.

In a tweet from April 24, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop announced that he was asking sponsors to "give to [the] #JerseyCity Covid Relief Fund to help residents recover" instead.

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