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Celebrating Spring with Japanese Cherry Blossoms: A Brooklyn Tradition

Since 1982, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has celebrated Sakura Matsuri, a weekend festival showcasing both traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree."
Kira Cohen  |  July 28, 2011 1:59 PM | 5 Comments
On Saturday, performers will celebrate the poetry and music of Shel Silverstein at Shelebration! as part of Central Park's Summerstage.
Bikers appreciate Park Avenue, sans cars, during 2010's Summer Streets event.
Bridget Leahy  |  July 28, 2011 12:51 PM | Comments
The NYC DOT encourages people to "Play. Run. Walk. Bike" at the fourth annual Summer Streets event.
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Bridget Leahy  |  July 28, 2011 12:23 PM | Comments
Grown on Long Island Day spotlights L.I. agriculture and encourages visitors to enjoy the local harvest in every season.
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July 27, 2011 5:12 PM | Comments
Your kids will love these spots in North Jersey.
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Bridget Leahy  |  July 27, 2011 4:40 PM | 3 Comments
Beloved opera tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform in Central Park this fall. Free tickets will be distributed at select locations beginning Aug. 4.
Jonathan Hammond became an Interfaith Minister in 2007, an experience he hopes will inform his role in "A Strange and Separate People." Photo courtesy of Jonathan Hammond.
Jonathan Hammond for NYC ARTS  |  July 27, 2011 12:34 PM | Comments
Actor Jonathan Hammond has performed on Broadway, Off Broadway and all over the country, but he draws most on his experience as an Interfaith Minister for his role in, "A Strange and Separate People."
Wines of the New York Region
John Farley  |  July 27, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
It's summertime, informally known as white wine season. Get a rundown of the local wine economy -- and top picks for L.I. vino.
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Kira Cohen  |  July 26, 2011 6:41 PM | 1 Comment
This summer, the Park Avenue Armory has been transformed into a backdrop for the Royal Shakespeare Company's six-week residency at the annual Lincoln Center Festival. VIDEO
Edgar Santana's boxing career nearly ended in 2008, after he was charged with running an illegal drug ring. A documentarian hopes to follow his return to glory. Photo courtesy of Eric Johannsen.
Daniel T. Allen  |  July 26, 2011 4:58 PM | Comments
This week's Kickstarter picks include a documentary on a boxer from Spanish Harlem and a couple of performance artists bringing change to Wall Street (of the nickel and dime variety).VIDEO
A group of men hug as caskets are loaded into hearses at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church in Flora Park, NY, Thursday, July 30, 2009.  The funeral mass was for Diane Schuler, Erin Schuler, Kate Hance, Alyson Hance and Emma Hance, all of whom died in a minivan going in the wrong direction on a parkway and crashed on Sunday, killing eight people total.  AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Sam Lewis  |  July 26, 2011 6:00 AM | 18 Comments
Two years after Diane Schuler killed eight people — including herself, her daughter and three young nieces — while driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway, a new HBO documentary by award-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus digs into the driver's past.VIDEO
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