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52  INTRODUCING NE W Y ORK CIT Y

NEW YORK CITY
THROUGH THE YEAR

Springtime in New York sees Park Avenue of the orange-red colors of autumn. Then, as
filled with blooms, while Fifth Avenue goes Christmas nears, the shops and streets begin
green for St. Patrick’s Day, the first of the year’s to sparkle with dazzling window displays.
many big parades. Summer in the city is hot Dates of the events on the following pages
and humid, but it is worth forsaking an air- may vary. For details, consult the listings
conditioned interior to step outside, where magazines (see p371). NYC & Co., the city’s
parks and squares are the setting for free official tourism and marketing organization
open-air music and theater. The first Monday (see pp362–3), maintains a useful calendar of
in September marks Labor Day and the advent events on its website.

Spring
Every season in New York
brings its own tempo and
temptations. In spring, the city
shakes off the winter with tulips
and cherry blossoms in the
parks and spring fashions in
the stores. Everyone window-
shops and gallery-hops. The
hugely popular St. Patrick’s
Day Parade draws the crowds,
and thousands don their finery
for the Easter Parade down
Fifth Avenue.
Inventive Easter bonnets in New York’s Easter Parade
March
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Mar 17), Easter Parade (Easter Sun), May
Fifth Ave, from 44th to 86th Fifth Ave, from 44th to 59th Five Boro Bike Tour (first Sun
St. Green clothes, beer, and St. Paraders in costumes and May), a 42-mile (68-km) ride
flowers, plus bagpipes. outrageous millinery gather ending with a festival with live
Greek Independence Day around St. Patrick’s Cathedral. music, food and exhibitions.
Parade (Mar 25), Fifth Ave, from Cuban Day Parade (first Sun May),
49th to 59th St. Greek dancing April a carnival on Sixth Ave, between
and food. Cherry Blossom Festival 44th St and Central Park South.
(late Mar–Apr), Brooklyn
Easter Botanic Garden. Famous
Easter Flower Show for Japanese cherry trees
(week before Easter), Macy’s and beautifully laid-out
department store. Annual floral ornamental gardens.
extravaganza with a different Tribeca Film Festival (Apr).
theme each year (pp130–31). Celebrates film, music, and
culture with more
than 100 films from
around the world Parading in national costume on Greek
(p342). Independence Day
New York City
Ballet Spring Season Ninth Avenue International
(Apr–Jun), New York Food Festival (mid-May), from
State Theater and W 37th to W 57th St. Ethnic
Metropolitan Opera foods, music, and dance.
House in Lincoln Washington Square Outdoor
Center (pp208–9). Art Exhibit (usually last two
Baseball (Apr–late weekends May; also Sep).
Sep/early Oct). Major Memorial Day Activities
league season starts (last weekend May). A parade
for Yankees and down Fifth Ave, and festivities
Yellow tulips and cabs shine on Park Avenue Mets (p354). at South Street Seaport.

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