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Cherry blossoms in NYC: Where to catch the spring blooms

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  • From 100th Street to 125th Street, Riverside Park's Cherry Walk is a lovely way to take in the blooms. The Committee of Japanese Residents of New York presented 2,000 cherry trees as a gift to the city in 1909 and about 700 of them were planted. Some surviving trees of the original planting were also part of the same batch planted in Washington, D.C.
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  • Brooklyn Heights' Cadman Plaza Park is a little oasis in the business of the passing traffic. In the spring, beautiful blooms can be seen near the memorial honoring the Brooklynites who served in WWII.
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  • former World’s Fair location in Queens to enjoy plenty of cherry trees in bloom. It has its own Sakura Matsuri festival on April 20.” data-id=”128734774″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4478_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.28734774″/>
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  • The Sakura Matsuri festival will take place the weekend of April 27 and 28, and requires advanced tickets.” data-id=”128733268″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4479_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.28733268″/>
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  • Explore Brooklyn's largest public park -- 585 acres -- to spot plenty of seasonal cherry blossoms. Go on a warm day and lay in the blossoms' shadows.
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  • Two hundred blossoming cherry trees can be found in various places around the botanical garden. Head to the garden’s Cherry Valley, around the arboretum and through Daffodil Hill. If you want to track how the blooms are doing before heading over, check its map.

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  • the Kanzan and Yoshino, pictured, varieties of cherry tree in various locations in the park, including Lilac Walk northeast of Sheep Meadow, on the east side of the Reservoir, pictured, in the Ramble mid-Park at 72nd Street, Delacorte Theater at 80th Street at mid-park and the southeast portion of the Great Lawn. ” data-id=”128734131″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4483_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.28734131″/>
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  • Midtown's United Nations headquarters, located at 760 United Nations Plaza, features cherry trees on site.
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  • cherry blossom festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring a tea ceremony, picnics, music, dance and martial arts performances and a Japanese cultural fair. ” data-id=”117665945″ data-link=”https://amnewyork.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4486_image.jpg” class=”wp-image-1.17665945″/>
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Winter is over — bring on spring.

The warmer temperatures mean it’s officially spring and the sun is sticking around longer. Some trees are beginning to growing buds and others have popped.

Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., The National Cherry Blossom Festival is underway.

You can do your own tracking of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s cherries on its online CherryWatch map and the New York Botanical Garden’s on their’s and plan where you’ll go to see them with our guide to the top viewing spots.

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