YouTube channel Wonderful Life recently uploaded this great video slideshow showing 55 vintage photographs of New York City street scenes in the 1950s. Check it out!

Here is a collection of fascinating photos from Michael Donovan that show street scenes of New York City in the 1950s.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has an entire section dedicated to blooming Japanese Cherry trees called the Cherry Walk, and they have just started their first bloom for the Spring. It is the most highly anticipated event of the year at the Gardens, so the BBG has even setup a special webpage where you can track the blooming progress on their CherryWatch Blossom Status Map.

We're not yet in full bloom and there are plenty of bare trees, but some of the Japanese Cherry Trees have started blooming! Time to plan your visit in the coming weeks!

SummerStage is back! The 2019 schedule and lineup was just announced, and you can catch free concerts and performances in parks around all five New York City boroughs from June 1st through September 24th. The larger events include performances by Japanese Breakfast, Buika, Big Freedia, FELA! The Concert, Young M.A, The Wailers, Omar, La India, Corinne Bailey Rae, Alceu Valença, and EVIDENCE/A Dance Company, with Benefit Concerts Featuring George Clinton, Bloc Party, The B-52s, Khruangbin, Kurt Vile, and others.

City Parks Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2019 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing nearly 100 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 17 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs. This year’s festival will showcase 200 renowned artists and rising stars from around the world to local neighborhood parks, presenting distinctly New York genres -- salsa, jazz, and hip-hop -- alongside indie, reggae, Afrobeat, soul, contemporary dance, and much more.

Find the full concert schedule below, or check out the website for more information.