PortSide's 4th of July fireworks viewing fundraiser

The deck of PortSide's MARY A WHALEN, is a great place to hang out, especially on the 4th of July!

Promo code discount! 30 discounted tickets are available Thursday using the promo code ThursdayDiscount. To use that:

1. Select ticket here and click "Purchase"
2. During checkout, you'll see an "Enter Promo Code" field before payment
3. Enter the discount code ThursdayDiscount and click "Next"
4. The discount applies - the ticket price updates to reflect the discount, and the code shows as "applied"

Kid friendly!

As usual, we'll have our play wheelhouse and other toys on deck. Adjacent to that playspace and inside the Tankerman's cabin will be kids books, stuffies, toys and art supplies and the ever-popular bunk beds.

We open at 7:30pm. Fireworks start at 9:25pm.

For those who have been to events on the MARY before, please note that we will not be using the BBQ grills this 4th. Bring food that is ready to eat and BYOB.

For those who are new to the MARY, please note that the ship, as usual, will stay docked in Red Hook. We have great sightlines to the Brooklyn Bridge. The fireworks will be launched from 4 barges south of the bridge giving us a spectalar view! We also see the Jersey City fireworks off the west.

Directions and travel advisories

The MARY is docked on Pier 11, Atlantic Basin next to Red Hook/Atlantic Basin NYC ferry stop, near the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Enter Atlantic Basin by bike or foot at the corner of Pioneer and Conover Streets, and by car at the corner of Bowne and Imlay Streets. Address of 202 Clinton Wharf works for Lyft. The Atlantic Basin entrance at Ferris and King Street is only open dawn to dusk and will likely be closed.

If you are coming by car for the event, Brooklyn Heights will surely be congested, so avoid going through there. As of 2pm, there will be checkpoints in Brooklyn Heights along Hicks Street, and several streets going to the waterfront will be closed to traffic. Also best to avoid using Atlantic Avenue to get down to Columbia Street and using Columbia Street to get to Red Hook. Stay inland and come down to Red Hook on Sackett Street or futher south.

The NYC Ferry will stop running in the afternoon, see below for an excerpt from their schedule here, so you cannot take the ferry to us shortly before the event; but an afternoon in Red Hook can be a great thing!

South Brooklyn Route

• Last boat leaving Corlears Hook towards Bay Ridge – 2:39 PM
• Last boat leaving Bay Ridge towards Corlears Hook – 2:07 PM