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your plans out of the group chat

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and get long weekend ready in

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new Abercrombie. From day to night, pack

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new outfits for every part of

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your itinerary. Grabbing brunch, throw on the

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A &F meal address, then

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head to your dinner reservation in their

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new Bubble Him mini dress. And

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yes, permission to overpack for

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pics with the girls, Abercrombie's best

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-selling Scarlet Squirt deserves a post

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in your feed. Your plans

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are worth it. Shop Abercrombie's new

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long weekend collection online or

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in store. Today's forecast calls

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for cloudy skies in New York

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City with a high near 64 and

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a low near 57. It's

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Friday, April 18th, and

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this is your Burroughs in Brief. New

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York won't ban zen -flavored

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nicotine pouches after tobacco

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industry lobbying. The following comes

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from Gothamist and John Campbell.

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Your flavored zinc nicotine pouches are

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here to stay in New

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York, at least for now. The

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feds have already banned flavored

1:01

cigarettes. New York State and City

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both banned flavored vape products,

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and a state bill from two

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Democratic lawmakers from Manhattan would

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add flavored nicotine pouches, the increasingly

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popular product you place between your

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gums and lip, to the

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list. For a moment last week,

1:17

the proposal was on the

1:19

verge of a breakthrough, until, suddenly,

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it wasn't. I think there

1:23

was some misinformation or disinformation, some

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intense lobbying by the tobacco

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lobbyists against the bill, and a

1:30

misunderstanding of what the bill

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would do. State Assembly Member

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Linda Rosenthal told Gothamist. Rosenthal and

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State Senator Brad Hoylman Siegel,

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both Manhattan Democrats, sponsored a

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bill that would ban most flavored

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pouches aside from Menthol, with the

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idea being they could easily be

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marketed to kids. These common

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flavors, like coffee or citrus,

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flavorless pouches would still be allowed.

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The legislation made it onto the Assembly

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Health Committee's agenda last week. A

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key sign, it could be inching

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its way toward consideration from the

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full assembly. But just before the vote,

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Committee Chair Amy Pollan pulled it

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from the agenda. Rosenthal says she'll try

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again to get the bill passed

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later in the year. The state legislature's

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annual session runs through mid -June. Find

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the rest of this story right

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now at Gothamist .com. Gothamist is funded

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plans this weekend? No worries.

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Listen up, our friends at timeout

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.com have your back. Here are

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five things happening in New

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York City this weekend. First

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up, it's the Easter Parade

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and Bonnet Festival. This parade

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is all about the hats

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lavishly decorated from the exquisite to

3:20

the outlandish. Anyone is welcome

3:22

to join. Just show up near

3:24

St. Patrick's Cathedral at 10

3:27

a .m. on Easter Sunday, April

3:29

20, 2025, to watch or

3:31

saunter with the group up Fifth

3:33

Avenue. Their tradition dates back to

3:35

the 1870s, so you might even

3:37

see some participants in period costumes. But

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the highlight is the elaborate

3:42

bonnets, some of which are truly

3:44

over -the -top. All revelers are

3:46

welcome. The only requirement is a

3:49

bonnet. The more whimsical, the

3:51

better. Up next, how

3:53

about some bouncy art this weekend?

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It's the Keff Junes Immersive

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Art installation. This new immersive

3:59

art exhibit is like a

4:01

bounce house on steroids, and you

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can visit, climb on it,

4:05

and snap some incredible photos for

4:07

free. In a tongue -in -cheek

4:09

nod to Jeff Koons' iconic balloon

4:11

animal sculptures, the exhibition

4:13

by artist C .J. Hendry is titled

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Keff Joons. Imagine if a tangled

4:18

mess of balloon animals expanded in

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size to fill a warehouse. That's

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what Hendry has created with Keff

4:24

Joons. It's a wild sight to

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see and experience, and you can

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see it for yourself from April

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11 through the 20th at 50

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Gold Street in Brooklyn's Vinegar Hill

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neighborhood from 10 a .m. to

4:36

5 p .m. daily. Just be prepared

4:39

to wait in line. Next,

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you can never go wrong with

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a flower festival. It's Tulip Festival

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at Westside Community Garden. Tulips are

4:47

about to make their seasonal debut,

4:49

emerging from bulbs deep underground that

4:51

have survived the winter freeze. One

4:54

of the best spots to

4:56

see these botanical marvels is at

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the Westside Community Garden, a

5:00

hidden oasis of springtime splendor that

5:03

is home to more than

5:05

10 ,000 tulips. The Volunteer Run

5:07

Garden is hosting its 47th annual

5:09

tulip festival until April 27.

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Best of all, the massive festival

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is free and open to

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all. There will be tons of

5:18

tulips. How many exactly? Well,

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volunteers plant about 13 ,000 tulip

5:22

bulbs every year. Attention,

5:24

classic car lovers! The Wheels

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of NYC event is in

5:28

town this weekend. More than

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100 classic cars will fill

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a 60 ,000 sq. ft. rustic

5:34

warehouse at Brooklyn Navy Yard

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for Wheels of NYC on

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Saturday, April 19. If past

5:40

events are any indication, you

5:42

can expect to see vintage

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Audis, BMWs, Porsches, Lamborghinis, and much

5:46

more. While cars are in

5:48

the spotlight here, the event also

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includes music from Cement Sound,

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a menswear marketplace from Alfargo's Marketplace,

5:54

Art Cars, a toy car

5:56

racetrack, and a kid's zone. There

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will be a handful of

6:00

food vendors as well, and you

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can find it all at

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Agra Fish Warehouse at Brooklyn Navy

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Yard. Tickets cost $30 in

6:09

advance and $35 dollars the door.

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And finally, looking for a

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way to give back this Earth

6:15

Day? You can head to

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Governor's Island for its annual Earth

6:19

Day celebration, which will celebrate

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Mother Nature through free educational activities

6:23

and workshops for all ages.

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On Saturday, from 10 a .m.

6:27

to 3 p .m. in Colonel's

6:29

Row, you can partake in events

6:31

like an island -wide scavenger hunt,

6:33

seedball workshops, a tree

6:35

stamping art activity, ecological

6:37

stewardship projects, climate tech demos,

6:40

DJ sets, community science exhibits, and more.

6:42

You can check out the full

6:44

lineup of Earth Day events at the

6:46

Governor's Island website. Delicious food

6:48

from McKinna Cafe and Little Evas

6:50

will be available to keep you

6:52

satiated all afternoon. There's more

6:54

happening this weekend, and you

6:56

can find the entire list at

6:58

timeout .com. That's all for

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