nycxplorer.com http://nycxplorer.com A Guide to New York City Fri, 24 May 2013 01:09:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 NYC’s Chinatown: A Visitors Guide http://nycxplorer.com/nyc-chinatown-visitors-guide/ http://nycxplorer.com/nyc-chinatown-visitors-guide/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:09:58 +0000 Jeff Dobbins http://nycxplorer.com/?p=6451 NYC’s Chinatown Most people visit NYC’s Chinatown briefly for bargain shopping or a great Chinese meal.  Both are in abundance, but the district offers so much more to explore.  Chinatown is a vibrant historic neighborhood blending Chinese and diverse cultures, ancient traditions and the trendy, and chaotic commercialism with the spiritual.  Chinatown is a tourist [...]

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]]> http://nycxplorer.com/citi-bike-nyc/feed/ 7 Sakura Matsuri: Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Japanese Cultural Festival http://nycxplorer.com/sakura-matsuri-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-japanese-cultural-festival/ http://nycxplorer.com/sakura-matsuri-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-japanese-cultural-festival/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:07:46 +0000 Jeff Dobbins http://nycxplorer.com/?p=6309 A highlight of springtime in NYC is a visit to Brooklyn Botanic Garden to enjoy Hanami, the Japanese tradition of relishing cherry blossom season.  Hanami 2013 will culminate April 27 & 28 with Sakura Matsuri, the Garden’s annual festival celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture. Sakura Matsuri 2013 will feature exhibits, demonstrations, and workshops of [...]

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