{"id":528995,"date":"2024-07-05T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=528995"},"modified":"2024-07-04T22:07:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:07:27","slug":"july-fourth-brooklyn-history-roundup-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/history\/july-fourth-brooklyn-history-roundup-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales of the Fourth: Independence Day in Brooklyn and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

When revelry, fireworks, independence, and alcohol combine, the result is many a memorable evening. And so it is with the Fourth of July, as a handful of the stories in our archives can attest, with everything from park parties to home break-ins occurring on the holiday over the years.<\/p>\n

Here are five of Brownstoner’s best Fourth of July stories from Brooklyn’s past.<\/p>\n %<\/span><\/span> | %<\/span><\/a> | %<\/span><\/a> | %<\/span><\/a> | %<\/span><\/a> Single Page<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When revelry, fireworks, independence, and alcohol combine, the result is many a memorable evening. And so it is with the Fourth of July, as a handful of the stories in our archives can attest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186026,"featured_media":239828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7646],"tags":[19313,2597],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-528995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","tag-4th-of-july","tag-featured"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Tales of the Fourth: Independence Day in Brooklyn and Beyond","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/history\/july-fourth-brooklyn-history-roundup-2024\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/history\/july-fourth-brooklyn-history-roundup-2024\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4th-of-july-brooklyn-history-bbq-east-new-york-troy-10.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4th-of-july-brooklyn-history-bbq-east-new-york-troy-10.jpg"},"articleSection":"History","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Hannah Frishberg"}],"creator":["Hannah Frishberg"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Brownstoner","logo":""},"keywords":["4th of july","featured"],"dateCreated":"2024-07-05T13:30:32Z","datePublished":"2024-07-05T13:30:32Z","dateModified":"2024-07-05T13:30:32Z"},"rendered":"