On my 2025 to-see list is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Esplanade illuminated during celebratory Hanami Nights. Like a bear, New York City hibernates during winter. Then, as the weather ...

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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 29: Visitors photograph the blossoms during the “Sakura Matsuri” (cherry blossom festival) at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on April 29, 2018, in New York City.

Visitors enjoyed peak cherry blossom season at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Families posed for photos beneath the blooming trees on Friday.