There are various events held on the
beach and boardwalk area throughout the Summer sponsored by various people and organizations of Staten Island : 'Back to the Beach', 4th of July, 'End of Summer' featuring concerts, children shows, street fairs during the day and fireworks in the evening.
Fireworks... The most astonishing spectacle with fire and water, when fireflowers are growing right from the ocean, with the speed of a rocket, colorful all-rainbow explosion and a bass drum-like sound wave!
And everything is happening right here, very close, just hundred of feet away from the audience!
And at the same time there are no abnormal crowds and visitors don't need to arrive 3 hours in advance as they would do for the 4th of July fireworks in Manhattan.
Many people bring their chairs with them, others are simply lying on the sand beach. The atmosphere is very romantic.
The most interesting part of the fireworks, its culmination is right near the end of the show, when thousands of shell explode at the same time, coloring the sky in all colors of rainbow and making the night turn into day for a short moment!