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ALBANY - New Yorkers are getting ready for the July 4th weekend, and the pop-up tents selling fireworks are dotting the state.
But not everywhere.
Eleven counties and the cities of Newburgh and Middletown in Orange County prohibit the sale and use of small fireworks that are allowed in New York under a 2014 law.
New York lets counties and cities opt out of the law and ban fireworks for personal use, and several have done so in recent years, raising concerns about the noise they create and the dangers they present.
Albany County was the latest last fall to ban fireworks, joining the five counties of New York City (where fireworks were never permitted) and Columbia, Nassau, Schenectady, Suffolk and Westchester counties.
Fireworks in New York: Sales and personal use are illegal in these counties for July 4th
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Fireworks in NY: These counties have made their sale and use illegal
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Fireworks in NY: These counties have made their sale and use illegal
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