Views of a born and bred Brooklynite. (umbrooklynborn@gmail.com) This blog satisfies my need to hear and air feelings of B'klyn from the people whose life experience were born here. Hopefully it'll balance to some of the revisionist historical musings I've seen as if Bklyn barely existed before the 90's. Brooklyn as Tabula Rasa. If we can all live as best possible while appreciating the past and neighbors we've inherited that would be great too.
Today's
Photo Wednesday comes courtesy of the very photogenic Brooklyn Botanic Garden, I couldn't stop taking pics of the tulips, they're amazing!
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is also having a PLANT SALE TODAY & TOMORROW 5/2 so don't
delay get on down and get some of the best most beautiful flora from the
experts.
There's also a LOT of cherry blossoms and early roses in bloom too. Enjoy!
Spring brings blossoms and none more cherry that the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's.
Sakura Matsuri translates to Cherry Blossom Festival (but you knew that all ready) and the weekend event features all day events. You can witness and participate in everything from Japanese Tea Services, a custom of the Cherry Blossom festivals, to music and botanical presentations.
Sakura Matsuri at BBG is a great melange of nature lovers taking in the spring blossoms, expat spouses uplifting their traditional culture for their kids while adorable to over the top Costplayers ignore the tea and go straight for living out their Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bleached, Little Monstered fantasies.
The Cherry Trees have been in bloom for little more than a week now (as you'll see in the slide show below)
and right on time for this weekends mega Sakura Matsuri Festival.
It's also a great opportunity to see all the additions the BBG has made in the past few years like the new, beautifully designed modern entrance and visitor's center pictured above.
One of three entrances is at 200
Washington Avenue, accessible by the Prospect Park Q,B,S station and
from the Eastern Parkway 2,3 (The Franklin ave 2,3,4,5 will also get you
to the Botanic Garden but it adds an extra block of walking)
Been a long week, and I've yet to post about the positive community meeting regarding rezoning and landmarking proposals in Crown Hts or the many new businesses blooming on Franklin Avenue or the hundreds of bike share docks popping up all over northern Brooklyn but that's what's on my mind. Here's some pics in the meantime:
A major proposal for landmarking and Rezoning in Crown Heights is happening tonight (Tuesday) at St Teresa's Church 563 Sterling Place, corner of Classon Av.
The meeting is to discuss the proposals submitted by the Community Board.
All are invited especially folks living and working in Crown Heights.
Habana Outpost's Big Annual Earthday Re-Opening Event happens this weekend! "Corn & Cuban" Sandwiches! Eco-Friendly info and the happy swarm of neo-Buppies, Yuppies, Hipsters and young dudes hanging on the corner trying mack are back! I still love this place now in it's eighth year. even though it can be a trend-trafficjam. I can't wait! Check for more info check cafehabanablog
Smorgasburg while open to it's second weekend of 2013, I arrived last week round 2p and couldn't get through to some of the good looking vittles, this week I'm ampted to be early. For more info check http://www.smorgasburg.com/Smorgasburg.com
Saturday & Sunday The Brooklyn Children's Museum has a slate of events including "Superhero Science" and Block Parties:
Superhero Science!11:00, for 4 and up, Bend light, get x-ray vision, and discover optical illusions with Cyclops. It’s a new super science adventure every week!"
Block Party11:30, for All ages Let your imagination soar
to new heights while you explore a unique assortment of blocks to play
with. Build an imaginary castle with foam blocks, map out a new
neighborhood with wooded ones, or use cardboard blocks to create
whimsical patterns. "
And this is not a weekend event but next Tuesday 4/16 there will be a major meeting by the Crown Heights Community Boards to discuss rezoning efforts intended to improve the structure and preserve the positive history of the neighborhood. I'll post more about it next week but get a head start and check http://crowhillcommunity.org/projects/landmarking-and-rezoning-meeting/ for more info.
Got a Brooklyn weekend event you want posted? Email us at umbrooklynborn @ gmail.com
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