City landmarks including the Empire State Building will light up blue and gold tonight (Tuesday) as New York celebrates a lifting of all but a few of the strict COVID restriction that have crippled the economy. Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced that the city will hold a ticker tape parade for the workers who helped New York fight the coronavirus as well a simultaneous fireworks shows around the state. The Hometown Heroes parade will take place at 11:00 a.f on July 7, 2021, beginning by by Battery Park, travelling along the Canyon of Heroes, and ending with a ceremony in City Hall Park.