Fireworks

BMD'sPeanut Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:46 AM

Fireworks

Are fireworks illegal (therefore consequently un-obtainable) on Long Island? I know they are in the city (five boroughs)... But I am wondering about Long Island? Can you buy them? Use them? Where??

jandt2006 Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:49 AM

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i'm pretty sure they are illegal, a couple of years ago a neighbor got in trouble for shooting them off from the cops, and then the show was over

nov04LIbride Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:50 AM

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It is illegal to buy on LI. I don't see many people selling illegally here either. People do use them illegally, but I think you are supposed to have a license. DH's friends went to PA to the Poconos to buy them. Some of his friends are firemen so they set them off in a school field. But one of his friends blew his finger off. And now it is a stump.

marymoon Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:50 AM

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I'm pretty sure they're illegal, but I don't think it's as heavily patrolled as NYC. I could be wrong. On the 4th of July in my neighborhood there's a cop on every corner. literally. It's insane. I think you can get fireowrks in chinatown, but I'm really not sure

tourist Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:50 AM

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It might be the whole sate actually, but they aren't really unattainable. Someone always manages to have some.

BMD'sPeanut Posted: Jun 23, 2005 10:51 AM

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Posted by marymoon

On the 4th of July in my neighborhood there's a cop on every corner.

That's probably because of the area in which you live...Used to be some CRAZY Fourth of July celebrations there, no?

HearzBellz Posted: Jun 23, 2005 11:04 AM

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

Are fireworks illegal (therefore consequently un-obtainable) on Long Island? I know they are in the city (five boroughs)... But I am wondering about Long Island? Can you buy them? Use them? Where??

Totally illegal, and since the new *watchlist* of items since 2001, depending on what type of fireworks they are, they can be considered dangerous to national security. (I forgot what the exact terminology is)

HearzBellz Posted: Jun 23, 2005 11:05 AM

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Posted by marymoon

I'm pretty sure they're illegal, but I don't think it's as heavily patrolled as NYC. I could be wrong. On the 4th of July in my neighborhood there's a cop on every corner. literally. It's insane. I think you can get fireowrks in chinatown, but I'm really not sure

It depends on the neighborhood. By us it is pretty controlled b/c people go into the school yard to shoot them off.

mark'smama Posted: Jun 23, 2005 11:06 AM

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They are illegal in the State of NY and NJ but not in PA.

We were upstate NY this weekend, right on the border of PA and we went to a supermarket in PA and they seel then there. It was so wierd.

SweetCin704 Posted: Jun 23, 2005 11:07 AM

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I believe fireworks are illegal in the entire state. I know you can buy them in Chinatown or the Poconos.

I remember years ago when my dad was a cop they'd give the cops all the illegal fireworks that they took from people & he'd have a huge display in the park by us.

I think it's calmed down in recent years

BMD'sPeanut Posted: Jun 23, 2005 11:08 AM

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Posted by SweetCin704

I remember years ago when my dad was a cop they'd give the cops all the illegal fireworks that they took from people & he'd have a huge display in the park by us.

MrsERod Posted: Jun 23, 2005 11:18 AM

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Posted by nov04LIbride

It is illegal to buy on LI. I don't see many people selling illegally here either. People do use them illegally, but I think you are supposed to have a license. DH's friends went to PA to the Poconos to buy them. Some of his friends are firemen so they set them off in a school field. But one of his friends blew his finger off. And now it is a stump.