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Alison Stewart: This is All Of It. I'm Alison Stewart live from the WNYC Studios in Soho. Thanks for spending part of your day with us. Whether you're listening on the radio, live streaming, or on demand, I'm grateful you are here. Thanks to everyone who turned out last night for our March Get Lit Bookclub event. It was a packed house. We had a terrific time speaking with author Rebecca Makkai about her novel I Have Some Questions for You. The audience had some great questions as well. We'll play selections from that conversation along with music from special guest Dar Williams that will be happening on the radio on Friday.

On today's show, we'll talk about a new exhibit called In the Blood: Four Caribbean Artists. We'll learn about the documentary Pretty Baby, about the life and career of Brooke Shields, and speak with Eugenia Leigh about her new collection of poetry. That's the plan, so let's get this started with how to plan a fun, spring fling.

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Alison Stewart: It is spring, officially. It is light later. Daytime temps are in the 50s. The forecast calls for sunshine through the end of the week so even though March didn't roar in like a lion, April showers are expected Saturday, April 1st. No fooling. You don't have to wait for May to get flowers out and about, take a beat. Look around the city. You see blooms abounding, flower shows, cherry blossoms and that's what we'll be talking about now. The best ways to watch the city bloom after another winter of short days and long nights. The flowers have begun to emerge and so have the city's people eager to make use of outdoor spaces and warming weather.

Listeners, we want to hear about your favorite spots in the city to catch the spring bloom vibe. Where do you go to pause and take in the cherry blossoms? Where are you looking forward to posting up a picnic or strolling through a budding group of trees, or maybe a big gorgeous park? Maybe you have a favorite spot for people-watching. Maybe now that dusk is falling outside of business hours. You have a favorite place to watch the sunset. Let's crowdsource some spring fun. 212-433-WNYC. 212-433-9692 to share your favorite spots around the city to soak up spring. You can always tweet us or DM us on Instagram @allofitwnyc.

Join me now to help plan your spring fling is Rossilynne Culgan. She is the Things to Do editor for Time Out New York. Welcome to the studio.

Rossilynne Culgan: Thank you so much for having me.

Alison Stewart: All right. What is your favorite part about watching the city emerge from winter?

Rossilynne Culgan: It's the flowers for me, and there are so many amazing flower shows this year, but the cherry blossoms are my number one. Big cherry blossom fan so I'm looking forward to checking those out this year.

Alison Stewart: Let's start with some flowers. The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden in Brooklyn is up and running, goes into April. Who's the designer? Who was what we see?

Rossilynne Culgan: The designer this year is Lily Kwong. It is an absolutely gorgeous show. They actually have more than 5,500 orchids, which truly dazzles, and they're in just about every color you can imagine. You'll see pinks and oranges, whites, yellows, and it's this really meditative displays. You can wander through these secluded paths. They have waterfalls, these really meditative moments. It's a very special thing to see, and they have these special orchid nights too. It's great to go any time of day to make it up to the Bronx and check it out, but the orchid nights are really special.

Alison Stewart: I want to hear about some of these orchid-adjacent activities.

Rossilynne Culgan: [laughs] The orchid nights are on select Saturdays and they have these twinkling lights. You can enjoy the orchids with a cocktail in hand, which enhances the experience a little bit. That is $39. Now, the experience normally is $35 for adults. The orchid nights have a slight upcharge, but I think it's worth it.

Alison Stewart: Is this something that is kid friendly during the day?

Rossilynne Culgan: During the day absolutely, yes. Great. For all ages. Anyone can enjoy these beautiful flowers.

Alison Stewart: That is at the New York Botanical Garden, The Orchid Show. A place you can see flowers for F-R-E-E, [laughter] as long as you keep your credit card in your wallet is Macy's. The Macy's Flower Show in Herald Square. Now, is this indoor, outdoor, windows?

Rossilynne Culgan: It's indoors. Which is pretty amazing. The flowers really take over the whole inside of the store, and it's the massive store, as you know. They have an amazing challenge that they rise to the occasion for every year. This year they designed it in partnership with DIOR, which is pretty cool and it's this dream-like experience.

Alison Stewart: Is that the theme dreaming?

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes, it is. The flowers take over everything. These gorgeous displays, even down to the escalators, there are [laughs] flower displays, which is pretty amazing.

Alison Stewart: It's just something that I go in by myself. Are there tours or do I ask people, the sales folks?

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes. It is self-guided so you can go in and enjoy as you see fit, spend as much time as you like, and yes, I think the challenge is not wanting to buy [chuckles] to buy everything that you see, but it is free, otherwise.

Alison Stewart: Let's take a call. Brandy, is calling in from Harlem. Hi Brandy, thanks for calling All Of It.

Brandy: Hey there. I just wanted to share. I love to hop on my bike and get on the Hudson Trail that's along the West Side Highway. It is the best view for me. I go all the way down from 125th to Battery Park and back up. I do it about three or four times a week. To me, it's the best.

Alison Stewart: That is such a good trail. One time I was riding that trail and I got a flat and another biker stopped, help me, pulled out his pump, patch my bike, and I tried to say, "Can I get your email to send you something?" He's like, "Nope, it's biker's code," and he took off. [laughter] It was so nice.

Rossilynne Culgan: That is so sweet. I also love that trail. If you're in that area, they do have some beautiful cherry trees. I also love seeing when Pier I opens for the summertime, which is along the trail. They've got like old bay fries and pina coladas and it's a lot of fun.

Alison Stewart: Listeners, we want to hear about your favorite spots in the city to catch the spring blossoms. Where do you go to pause to take in spring as it arrives? Where are you looking forward to posting up for a picnic or strolling through some of nature? Or maybe now that dusk is falling outside of business hours, you have a favorite place to watch the sunset? Give us a call. 212-433-WNYC, 212-433-9692, share your favorite spots or activities around the city during spring. You can also tweet to us or send us a DM on Instagram at @allofitwnyc. Our ride-along for this conversation is Rossilynne Culgan, Things to Do editor for Time Out New York.

All right. We've brought up the cherry blossoms. You have a write-up about all the different places to go. There are different types of cherry trees that bloom at different times in the spring. Share with us a few places where we can see blooms right now. We'll talk about some that are going to happen later, but the ones we can see currently.

Rossilynne Culgan: The two big ones, which I have to say are two of my favorites are Central Park and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Now, both of these places actually have cherry blossom trackers online, which is super helpful.

Alison Stewart: Oh, this one.

Rossilynne Culgan: You can check those trackers out before you go and see what is in bloom. Now at both of these locations, the flowers are just starting, so you have plenty of time. Unfortunately, the flowers did start a little bit earlier this year given the warm winter that we had with not a lot of snow. Don't worry, there's still lots of cherry blossoms to come. In Central Park, a few of my favorite spots are the east side of the reservoir, and then also at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, they have these special Hanami Nights, which are going to be coming up in late April. You get to see all of the beauty of the blossoms in the evening.

That's April 25th and April 26th, and it's an exquisite night where they're going to have some entertainment. You can get food, everything will be lit up, and just a beautiful celebration. These tickets do go fast though, so if you're interested, you should definitely hop on that.

Alison Stewart: For folks, who want to go out and take photos of cherry blossoms. Do you have any suggestions?

Rossilynne Culgan: I do. I think preparation is important. The Cherry Blossom Tracker definitely helps because it'll help you know exactly when they're going to be in bloom. There's a cherry tree in your neighborhood park. Just keep an eye on it and see when it might be a good time to get a photo. Also, in terms of preparation, I think planning your outfit is important. For me, I'm pulling every pink item of clothing [laughter] out of my closet that I can possibly find head to toe. I think any pastel color is really nice for a cherry blossom photo.

Then finally, I would recommend, it's okay to get close to the tree for your photo, but do be respectful of nature. Make sure not to disturb any nature while you're taking your photographs.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Charles, calling in from Manhattan. Hi Charles, thanks for calling All Of It.

Charles: Thank you, Alison. Wonderful, and thanks for your guest. I just wanted to say that one of my favorite places, and I live in Manhattan to watch the sun go down, is the Red Hook, Brooklyn. There's a group of people that may have a certain peer down there, and I guess they wind themselves up and want to go down. A friend of mine has a barge which is called The Hudson Waterfront Museum, and he's got a great view of it going down too. If anybody really wants to watch the sun go down, I think it's good just any time of the year to go there and see it. It's not just spring, I think it happens every day, actually, which is unique.

Alison Stewart: Charles, thank you so much for calling in. We got a tip that the Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in Staten Island is having a Lichen Walk this Saturday, April 1st from one to three and that educators from Shirley Chisholm State Park and Clay Pit Ponds will lead a special guided hike to look at different lichens throughout the park preserve. That sounds really cool-

Rossilynne Culgan: It's exciting.

Alison Stewart: -for folks who want to get out and about. Let's talk about outdoor art. This is one of my favorite things about New York is public art. Let's start with a piece called The Shadows. Who's the artist? Where is it?

Rossilynne Culgan: This artist is called Fanny Allié. The idea is to think about the people who are stewards of our parks. I also love our public spaces and sometimes we just enjoy them but don't maybe think about the people who make those spaces come to life. These sculptures basically embody those people, the people who are maintaining the parks, the people who bring our parks alive. What she did was those 10 colorful sculptures. These are at Bella Abzug Park, which is on 36th Street on the west side. She spent time with each of the park workers and created the sculpture in their likeness that worked for them.

They're really beautiful to see. They're going to be on view for a long time. You have plenty of time to check these out until September 2023.

Alison Stewart: They're like silhouette the park workers, right?

Rossilynne Culgan: Exactly, yes. They're beautiful.

Alison Stewart: We're on the radio an audio medium so when I ask about this Times Square has a piece of audio art that is in Times Square, don't roll your eyes, New Yorkers. What does this sound like and make the pitch for someone who is from New York who avoids Times Square to go to Times Square?

Rossilynne Culgan: [laughs] First of all, I think you should try to see this earlier in the morning before it gets too hectic. Lots of people have walked over this and not even known. I know myself have walked over this and didn't know but once you know that it's there, you will not be able to not hear it. The piece is called Times Square. It is by an artist named Max Neuhaus. This has been there for a long time. Essentially, it's an audio exhibition that is within a grate. The sound emanates from the grate. As you're walking over the grate, you can hear it.

It sounds like the after-ring of bells or if you ever ran your finger along the crystal glass as a kid which [chuckles] I remember doing. That is the sound it reminds me of. It is really stunning. Once you hear it, it'll stay with you. It's very special.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk about another audio piece, which is in DUMBO. This one is Anchorage, Babel in Reverse.

Rossilynne Culgan: This piece is really a testament to all of the different languages we have here in New York City. We're so blessed to have so many different cultures here. This is paying tribute to them with these audio installations. They look like an overhead light but then when you step underneath of it, you'll get to hear in more of a concentrated sense that particular language.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Jerome who is calling in from the Bronx. Hi, Jerome, thanks for calling All Of It. You're on the air.

Jerome: Hi. [clears throat] Do you know Wave Hill in the Bronx, Northwest Bronx?

Alison Stewart: Yes.

Jerome: I'm here right now. This time of the year, they have hillsides covered with these intense blue flowers. They cover I don't know a half mile maybe. There's a walking trail through them. You can see the Hudson River also. I would say they're at their maximum now and they don't last terribly long. They're just spectacular. Every year, the covered seems to get larger and larger. I would highly recommend it. If you go to their website, they have a photo of these. Hurry up and get up here.

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Alison Stewart: You heard Jerome, hurry up and get up there to Wave.

Rossilynne Culgan: Sounds gorgeous.

Alison Stewart: Jerome, thank you so much for calling in. It's interesting people wanting to get out and engage with the world after being inside so much. Some of these art projects that we were talking about, that we're going to be talking about are ones that you can interact with. There's Geo in FiDi that you can walk through and Common Ground in Downtown Brooklyn. Tell us a little bit about how we can have an up-close personal experience with these pieces of art.

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes. Both of these are very Instagrammable. [chuckles] They are pieces of public art that you can really engage with. They're super colorful. Geo, one thing I love about this piece, it's in the financial district. In some ways that part of the city can feel like a maze. The artists really use these vertical lines that are created in Geo as a nod to the skyscrapers in that area. It is basically this colorful corridor made with these paracord ropes and all these neon colors. I like to visit right around sunset because then you get to see it during the day, but then you also get to see it as the lights come on.

You get both of those experiences. That's in front of 140 Broadway in the financial district. Then in terms of Common Ground, this one is over in Brooklyn, also very colorful and you are certainly welcome to engage with this one as well. It's going to be on display through May 1st. Actually, both of these are going to be on display through May 1st. This one has these really color-changing lighting displays and they even have sensors that register environmental audio so that things like footsteps, human voices, traffic noise, which may not sound like an art but in this case, it certainly is. It all just shimmers beautifully. That's one to check out as well.

Alison Stewart: My guest is Rossilynne Culgan, Things to Do editor for Time Out New York. We are talking about springing in New York City. We want to hear about your favorite spots in the city to catch the spring bloom vibe. Maybe you go see cherry blossoms. Maybe you think about picnics. Maybe you have an outdoor activity you'd like to share. 212-433-WNYC, 212-433-9692. We want to hear how you soak up spring. We'll have more of your calls and more with Rossilynne after a quick break. This is All Of It.

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Alison Stewart: This is All Of It on WNYC. I'm Alison Stewart. My guest in studio is Rossilynne Culgan, Things to Do editor for Time Out New York. We're talking about spring in New York City. You folks are giving us some great suggestions. Susan has said Branch Brook Park in Newark. I knew somebody would mention this. The Cherry Blossom Festival largest collection of cherry blossoms locally. Susan, thank you so much for mentioning that. Then we have Deborah who said the most wonderful tree of all of New York City is a saucer magnolia in Green-Wood Cemetery very close to Basquiat's grave.

The tree is at the corner of Fir and Grape Avenues. Sadly, it didn't bloom last year because of the erratic temps but it's on its way this year. I'm walking over there to see its progress.

Rossilynne Culgan: Gorgeous.

Alison Stewart: Thank you, Deborah, so much for sending us a DM. If you want to send us a DM reach out on Twitter @allofitwnyc. Phone line is 212-433-9692. There was one more piece of outdoor art I wanted to get to a new Biggie monument. Where is it? Where do we see it?

Rossilynne Culgan: This is going to be at the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge. It's specifically at the northeast corner of Prospect Street and Washington Street. It is called Sky's the Limit in the County of Kings. It is a big sculpture for The Notorious B.I.G. It's 9 foot tall so you can't miss it. It's really gorgeous. It's nice to have this tribute to Biggie.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Jenny on line one. Calling from Roosevelt Island. Hi, Jenny. Oh, Jenny's audio is no good. Jenny was saying, I'm going to read what it says, "There are hundreds of cherry trees on Roosevelt Island along the East River, and they're just beautiful."

Rossilynne Culgan: Excellent.

Alison Stewart: Jenny, thank you.

Rossilynne Culgan: That one's on the list for sure.

Alison Stewart: Thanks for calling in. Let's talk about some things that are happening actually very soon. This weekend. Things we can do. Oh my gosh, Smörgåsbord.

Rossilynne Culgan: It's back.

Alison Stewart: Smörgåsbord is back. How would you describe Smörgåsbord for someone who has not ever been?

Rossilynne Culgan: It is a massive foodie festival. It's also the kickoff to summer in a lot of ways in New York. Summer is coming. We're almost there. It's a massive open-air food market. You can get just about any type of treat that you are looking for at Smörgåsbord.

Alison Stewart: Where is it again?

Rossilynne Culgan: They have three locations this year. There's the World Trade Center. That one is going to open on Friday, March 31st. Then they have Williamsburg which opens on Saturday, April 1st, and Prospect Park follows on Sunday, April 2nd. Then it's held weekly after that, so you can try out different locations or just go to one that's close to your neighborhood.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk about Coney Island's theme park officially opens for the season on Friday. Luna Park.

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes, Luna Park. This is another big sign that summer is on the way. It's going to open on Friday, March 31st and it'll be first just open on the weekends. Then once Memorial Day rolls around, it will be open daily. A couple things to check out. There were some new rides that opened last year, two of them. The first one is a custom roller coaster that's called Tony's Express. Then the other one is a log flume ride and that's called Leti's Treasure. What's really cool about this one is that it will actually lift riders up to 40 feet in the air, and you'll get a gorgeous view of Coney Island shoreline before you're plunged back down of course.

Then you've got to check out the classics as well the Coney Island Cyclone, the Thunderbolt, the carousel, which has recently been restored in more recent years.

Alison Stewart: I'll be on the carousel while the rest of you are on the roller coaster.

Rossilynne Culgan: [laughs]

Alison Stewart: One of our favorite places, they are our partners for our book club, the New York Public Library has an after-hours Women History Month event. This is pretty cool.

Rossilynne Culgan: It is and it's one of my favorite places too. This is a big party. It is the first after-hours since the pandemic and then also it's a chance to really cap off Women's History Month in this very special way. It's called Library After Hours: Icons of Women's History. It is a one-night takeover at the library's main branch, the iconic branch on Fifth Avenue. There will be dancing, there's performances, exclusive access to the library's collections. You're going to see rare books, posters, photos, there's games, snacks and really shining a light on women in history.

A few people they'll be highlighting. Joan Didion, Lorraine Hansberry, Marsha P. Johnson. One of my favorite things is they have librarian-lead book matching so you can find your next read with an expert.

Alison Stewart: Love that. Someone wants to know on our team, and you'd be the person to ask, with so much to do, how do you enjoy it? How do you figure out how to plan out your spring without getting overwhelmed or finding yourself bopping from here to there or getting a bad case of FOMO?

Rossilynne Culgan: What a good question. I struggle with that too, but for me, I think it really comes down to planning. I really do [chuckles] sketch things out. I know this maybe sounds a little ridiculous when you're thinking about fun, like, we're planning fun, but I think it helps, and it helps me to stay present. I might, for example, if I really want to see cherry blossoms, I might book a ticket to the Hanami Nights and know that is my moment for the cherry blossoms. I'm going to savor it, I'm going to take photos, I'm going to really make it special. I think that is a good thing to try and plan things out a little bit. I do that weekend special.

Alison Stewart: I do that in the summer in June. I realize there are 12 weekends. I think about it that way so that I suddenly don't look up and half the summer is gone.

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes, so true.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Deborah calling in for Manhattan on line one. Hi, Deborah. Thank you so much for calling All Of It.

Deborah: Hi. Thank you for having me. I had a couple of ideas of beautiful things to see in Central Park. About a month from now, the lilacs are going to be doing their thing in the Conservatory Garden. If you love lilacs, that is a great place to see them. They have them in lots of colors and tremendous profusion. It's not to be missed. Usually, at around the same time, you can see lots of tulips there too. The other thing I wanted to mention is that a good place to see magnolias in Central Park. I'm a magnolia lover. Somebody mentioned Magnolias in Brooklyn near the Alexander Hamilton statue in Central Park.

It's also near where you exit the park to go to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. There are some beautiful magnolias over there. They're not quite-- Can I go around? Oh yes. Sorry I'm driving, but I'm hands-free.

Alison Stewart: Thank you so much, Deborah, for calling in. I like that idea of the lilacs doing their thing.

Rossilynne Culgan: Me too.

Alison Stewart: They all get together and be like, "Guys, come on. It's time."

Rossilynne Culgan: [laughs] It's our moment.

Alison Stewart: It's go time. [laughter]

Rossilynne Culgan: I'm counting down to a lilac season. I love lilacs. My grandmother had a lilac bush, so I always love to breathe in that fragrance.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Douglas from Brooklyn. Hi Douglas. Thanks for calling All Of It.

Douglas: I just want to share a resource for anybody interested in inexpensive activities around the city to engage in specifically for the spring season going into the summer. Basically, it's just family-friendly, low-budget. It doesn't cost a lot of money. In many cases, they're absolutely free. The one resource, it's unz.com, that's unz.com. You could find pretty much any activity you can think of outings, museums, institutions in the city, any cultural institution, or any fun activity.

Rossilynne Culgan: Hey.

Alison Stewart: This is All Of It on WNYC. Just want to let you know to disregard that caller. I'm sorry about that, Rossilynne. We've had a couple of trolls who've been getting on the air-

Rossilynne Culgan: I understand.

Alison Stewart: -regularly and I Googled real fast. As soon as I heard it, I was like, "That's not what we need to be hearing."

Rossilynne Culgan: I understand.

Alison Stewart: Thank you so much for your patience on that. Let's talk about April events around the corner, including Easter. Let's talk about some truly family-friendly events happening.

Rossilynne Culgan: [laughs] There are Easter egg hunts throughout the city. The East Midtown Partnership is doing a really fun one where you can visit local businesses. It's actually going to be all week. It's the 1st through the 8th, I believe. You can go to local businesses and it's like trick-or-treating, but with Easter Eggs. [laughs] That's a lot of fun. There're also some adult Easter egg hunts coming up including one at the William Field that sounds really fun. Then the Bonnet Parade, which is on Easter Sunday itself. The only criteria is to have a really fun hat or you can just watch. [laughs]

Alison Stewart: There's so many great Milners in New York City now. I think that if you really wanted to get in on the Easter Parade, that could be a lot of fun.

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes. You can do it more legit with an actual hat maker or you can just come up with your own crafty thing, which is a lot of fun for all ages. [laughs]

Alison Stewart: Earth Day is on April 16th. What's going on for environmentally conscious listeners who want to celebrate?

Rossilynne Culgan: Yes, there is the big celebration, which is going to be happening in Union Square. I believe that's actually a few days before Earth Day, so keep an eye out for the details on that but for me, I love celebrating Earth Day just by going to my own local neighborhood parks and being a part of that. One thing that I've always been wanting to do is be a part of a park cleanup and volunteer to help out. I think anything we can do to help New York City on Earth Day is a good thing to try.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Mark from New Rochelle. Hey Mark. Thanks for calling All Of It.

Mark: Hi. Yes, I just wanted the forsythia have just started blooming in Bartow-Pell Manor, that's in the Bronx near New Rochelle. It's a beautiful mansion. Behind it is a garden that's striking, but the forsythia are blooming on the Native American trail, which is about a half-hour walk, and they just started blooming today, and it's gorgeous.

Alison Stewart: Mark, thank you so much for calling in. We can look a little farther ahead to 4/20. Yes, I said it. Feels like 4/20 every day these days if you've been walking around. [laughter] For the cannabis enthusiasts out there, what's going to be going on in town on April 20th?

Rossilynne Culgan: Well, I just am coming actually from a preview at THC, which is the House of Cannabis. It's actually a new museum that's going to be opening up next week. That would be a great place to visit for 4/20. I was absolutely blown away. It is a huge museum and they have these truly immersive exhibits. Then also they really look at the history of cannabis in our culture as well as cannabis in pop culture, and then also the social justice elements as well. They left really no stone unturned. I was really wowed by it. Check that out any time after it opens, but definitely 4/20 as well.

Alison Stewart: Let's talk to Desi from Staten Island. Hi Desi, thanks for calling All Of It.

Desi: Hi there. I wanted to recommend that folks go out into the forest of New York City to check out spring ephemerals. New York City is home to a really special group of wildflowers called spring ephemerals, and they complete their above-ground lifecycle in the very early spring. Right after winter snow mill and before the canopy is filled in with leaves. We have spring beauties and trout lilies and bloodroot and Dutchman's breeches. There are these really special, really beautiful native wildflowers that we have. You can find them all across New York City. In the Bronx, you can find them in Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay.

In Manhattan, you can find them Inwood. In Queens, you can find them in Alley Pond, and in Staten Island, in parks like Willowbrook and such. They're really all throughout our forest, and they're really such beautiful little plants that only appear on the forest floor for a short amount of time. They'll be here from now until about mid-May. If you want to go, check them out.

Alison Stewart: Desi, thank you so much for calling in. I love this idea that people are giving us, things that we should do right in this moment because the moment's fleeting. This is something you can't just put off. You have to really engage and be present in the moment.

Rossilynne Culgan: Absolutely.

Alison Stewart: Anything on your list that we didn't get to that you really want to make sure people are aware of?

Rossilynne Culgan: Well, I just want to mention in Madison Square Park, it's called Geometry of Flowers. Every year they have an amazing flower show there, but this year they planted 10,000 bulbs [chuckles] for the Spring Flower Show, and they actually used mathematic patterns to design the flowers, so really gorgeous. Definitely check that out if you're in the area.

Alison Stewart: Rossilynne Culgan, is the Things to Do editor for Time Out New York. She was here to help us figure out our spring plans. Listeners, thank you so much for calling in, with your suggestions and for folks who sent us DMs. Thank you so much for coming to the studio.

Rossilynne Culgan: Thank you. Happy Spring.

 

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