April 2009 archives

New Yorkers of all ages relax beneath the cherry blossom trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

April 27, 2009 by Heather Chin
Head to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden website to find out more about New York City’s Sakura Matsuri – a Japanese festival to celebrate the blossoming of cherry trees – coming up this weekend.  Over 50 events and performances will take place under the BBG’s 220 cherry trees.

Lyn Pentecost glues petals onto a recycled-newspaper flower as Michelle Vaughan, left, and Jennifer Louie work in the background

April 24, 2009 by Jim Flood
Pentecost is the executive director of the Lower Eastside Girls Club.  The event was part of the Green Apple Festival, which brought volunteers out throughout New York in commemoration of Earth Day.

Two-year-old Asha enjoys a beautiful spring day playing amongst the sculptures at the Pratt Institute in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

April 21, 2009 by Ben Fractenberg

The BMW Art Car World Tour made a stop at New York City's Grand Central Terminal from March 25 to April 6.

April 14, 2009 by Drew Geraets
This 2009 BMW Z4 Roadster – mounted with paint dispensers behind its wheels – produced a football-field size painting. A section of that painting was on display.

Erika Laracuenta, 5, dances with her troupe from La Mixta Culturale

April 6, 2009 by Jacqueline Linge
La Mixta Culturale is a dance company in the Bronx that focuses on traditional and folkloric Latin dancing. Click here to view a slideshow of the event.

Volunteer mechanic Max Schnuer works on his own bike after helping other people fix theirs at Time's Up!'s Brooklyn space on March 29, 2009

April 5, 2009 by Jim Flood
Time’s Up! is a group that promotes a more sustainable city.  Click here to go to their website, and here to read Jim Flood’s piece from Changes Brooklyn about Time’s Up!’s efforts to teach people how to do their own bike repairs.   Changes Brooklyn is a blog reporting on local volunteerism in the age of [...]