Track the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Cherry Blossoms; The Beards of Brooklyn
- See what it’s like to live in the world’s narrowest house. [Contemporist]
- The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s “Cherrywatch” map gets updated daily showing the bloom state of the cherry trees and what species they are. [Untapped]
- Explaining the Federal architectural style. [Off the Grid]
- This week’s New Yorker cover titled “Take the L Train” shows two bearded men riding the subway —Â an observant Hasid and a tattooed hipster. [DNAinfo]
- Combining two favorite porch pastimes, this rocking chair knits you a hat while you read the paper. [Colossal]
Images: Cherry blossoms via Brooklyn Botanic Garden (L); “Take the L Train” by Tomer Hanuka for the New Yorker (R)