The Orchid Show Returns to NYBG; Crayon Fashion on Display at Bloomingdale’s

• Head to the New York Botanical Garden and pretend it feels like spring. The Orchid Show is back until April 19th. [Welcome2theBronx]
• Where New Yorkers met for coffee in the 1790s. [Ephemeral NY]
• Don’t clip your nails on the bus, please. The MTA extends its courtesy campaign to buses. [7online]
• A Lower East Side artist has a show of miniature drawings and cut-outs that depict the gentrification of the neighborhood. [Gothamist]
• Yorkville restaurant owners feel slighted that Mayor de Blasio hasn’t stopped in since moving to Gracie Mansion (and erecting a privacy fence). [NYDN]
• Check out Bloomingdale’s display of crayon-inspired looks by major fashion designers. [Laughing Squid]

Images: Orchids via via photopin (license) (L); Crayon dress via Nanette Lepore (R)