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Cherry Blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

If you haven’t been to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden during cherry blossom season, go soon! In Japan, hanami is the tradition of viewing cherry blossoms (sakura) in the spring. With more than 200 cherry trees, the first of which were planted after World War I, the BBG has one of the largest collections of these [...]

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Squibb Park Bridge in Photos

If you’ve ever wanted to walk across a bouncy bridge and rest assure it’s perfectly safe, here’s your chance. Squibb Park Bridge recently opened as a much-needed (and scenic!) pedestrian link between the Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Whereas before you had walk a steep hill down Columbia Heights, then dodge traffic across the [...]

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