First, a public safety announcement: Don’t set off fireworks in NYC. It’s illegal and you can get hurt and arrested and…well, just don’t do it.

Now that I said that, I have to admit that I have seen an occasional amateur firework go off in the city, and it can be quite fun to watch. So let’s just say if you miss the big show on the river on the 4th of July, and you were wondering when and where is the best place to see people do stupid things, 311 has got you covered.

I looked at over 900 firework complaints to 311 since 2010 to find where these pesky things were going off.

So, presenting the Illegal Fireworks Map of NYC:

The findings? Inwood (10034) takes the cake with 36 complaints. Bensonhurst and Bath Beach come up next (11214). The next 3 are Washington Heights (10032), Bulls Head in Staten Island (10314) and Gravesend in Brooklyn (11223).

So that tells you the where. But what about the when?

Not surprisingly, the number of daily complaints peaks historically on the 4th of July, so that’s a good bet:

Interestingly, there are 5 times more firework complaints in June than August, revealing that people have bought their 4th of July Fireworks and just can’t wait until the big day. By July 6th, things have quieted down quite a bit.

So your best bet? 4th of July in Inwood.

Happy July 4th everyone!

(Note that I realize that this is just a proxy for firework activity, as it is complaints, and not the actual setting of fireworks.)