May 3: Cheezapolooza III: Naked vs Cooked Nolita House hosts cheese gurus Waldemar & Nadia as they feature six of spring's best artisanal cheese both unadulterated and then all hot and melty. Nibbles include Piave Vecchio and Pancetta Mini Grilled Cheese Sandwiches; Mini Valdeon Blue Cheese Burgers on Brioche and Four Year Aged Gouda Mini Mac & Cheese. You'll get drink tickets for a glass of wine or beer selected to pair with the each......

Another wet April day. Friday is off to a rainy start. So much so that the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the city and much of northeastern and central New Jersey. The warning is in effect until 11:00 a.m. as a large area of moderate to heavy rainfall passes over already saturated ground. Taking a cue from Jesse Jackson the Weather Service reminds us "when encountering flooded roads make the......

Earlier this week, when Gothamist was looking at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's CherryWatch Blossom Status Map, things didn't look too promising for the weekend. But with yesterday's update, we see that the buds on the Prunus 'Kanzan' (the trees in a row on the left) are starting to open. Just in time for this weekend's Sakura Matsuri (cherry blossom festival). The schedule for the weekend includes over 60 events and performances in addition to......

Patrick Cullina is the VP of Horticulture and Facilities at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and New York's go-to guy for cherry trees (there are over 200 trees and 42 species at BBG alone!). Anita Jacobs is responsible for all of the programs that go along with the garden, speaking of which... The two-day Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival (New York's Rite of Spring) enters its 26th year at the Garden this weekend. Just after the......

Don't say we didn't warn you that this weekend was the Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival. Look at how pink it was! Cherry Esplanade by chinycjo via Contribute.......

Don't forget that the Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival is going on all weekend at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! Detail from "Pedi-Cab Riders Enjoy Cherry Blossoms and View in Central Park" by MDPNY.......

ART: The 10th annual Tribeca art walk is this weekend. Toast, the Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour, is a free, self-guided tour of approximately 100 artists' studios throughout Tribeca. Talk to the artists in their own spaces, and of course - check out their art while you're at it. Saturday through Monday // 1 to 6pm // Map // Free BOOKS: Remember Book Fairs? We used to go them all the time, our first was......

The cherry blossoms along the Cherry Walk and Cherry Esplanade at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden are at peak and this weekend is the Garden's Sakura Matsuri, or Cherry Blossom Festival. The weather should be perfect for blossom viewing. A big old high pressure system is sitting on top of us, blocking the low pressure system that may cause severe weather in Oklahoma and Texas from getting here. Not a cloud in the sky. High temperatures......

April 13: Alpine Cheese & Wine Tasting Join fromagères Waldemar Albrecht and Nadia Muna Gil as they showcase of Alpine cheeses, paired with Swizz Restaurant & Wine Bar's European wine list. Call now to reserve. 6:00 to 7:30 pm, 310 West 53rd street, (212) 810-4444. $75/person. April 17: Breakfast is Back at the Shake Shack Rumor has it that the Shake Shack will resume serving breakfast on April 17th. Breakfast, which includes apple fritters, and......

If you aren't in Indio, California this weekend then you aren't seeing Nine Inch Nails, the Arcade Fire or Spoon. You also aren't going to be suffering from heat stroke in a desert and buying $8 bottles of water, so we think you made a wise decision to skip Coachella. This weekend in New York we say goodbye to April, which if the old saying is correct - no more rain! Right? So throw away......

This weekend was the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Gothamist missed gonig this year, but we hope to make our way their soon, as the cherry blossoms are at their peak, according to the BBG's Cherry Watch (yes, we snickered, too). If you haven't been to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, then Gothamist recommends you head out there early and linger in one of the gardens with a book and snack. Then, you......

This weekend, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is celebrating Sakura Matsuri - the Cherry Blossom Festival! Gothamist is going to try to make it out there for fresh air and some beautiful nature. Check out the activities on Saturday and Sunday, but just walking around the gardens is fun and lying on the ground in the esplanade is blissful. Check the weather before you go...there was talk of rain on Saturday. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has......