Cherry Blossoms on Roosevelt Island

April 16, 2021

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Cherry blossoms on Roosevelt Island, cherry blossoms viewing spots in New York City, hidden cherry blossoms spots in NYC, Roosevelt Island tramway - by Van Le / FOREVERVANNY.com Cherry blossoms on Roosevelt Island, cherry blossoms viewing spots in New York City, hidden cherry blossoms spots in NYC, Roosevelt Island tramway - by Van Le / FOREVERVANNY.com
Cherry blossoms on Roosevelt Island, cherry blossoms viewing spots in New York City, hidden cherry blossoms spots in NYC, Roosevelt Island tramway - by Van Le / FOREVERVANNY.com
By the time that you see this, most of these cherry blossoms on Roosevelt Island have probably fallen off their nesting branches for the season- but Spring is like this, fleeting. I wasn't necessarily prepared or looking forward to spending this Spring in New York City, but that's the thing with life- nothing really ever goes according to plans, and you just have to make the best of it.

Roosevelt Island, even to some native New Yorkers, isn't the first place that comes to mind when they think of a spot for a quick afternoon stroll, a weekend date spot, or even a stop along their daily commute; let alone that it's a cherry blossom viewing location, right in the center of the city. For me, this place has always been somewhat of a hidden gem. It used to be a casual date spot that Shun and I would often visit during our early dating years. We would grab a cheap dinner in the city, spoil ourselves with the overly cliché and overpriced frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity on 60th St., then walked down a few blocks to take the only tram in the city across the East River to get on the island. We used to have some of our best walks and talks along the river and we've actually had some of our coldest dates there, and yet we've never had the opportunity to see the cherry blossoms bloom during the Springtime. It was a little bittersweet not having Shun by my side as I went back to Roosevelt Island this time around, but it definitely brought back so many memories for me. I've been surprisingly lucky to catch some amazing cherry blossoms viewing all over the city, so I hope you'll enjoy them more real time as I share on my IG.

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Photo by my Sister.