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"The rejection of the 960 Franklin Avenue proposal sends a powerful message to developers that the City will not be railroaded into overturning its own carefully considered zoning regulations."

The mayor's statement comes after a years-long contentious battle between residents and a high-profile developer who sought to raise two 39-story towers overlooking the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

In its most political statement and appeal to date, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has unveiled a new exhibit to protest a developer's plan to build two 39-story residential towers that organization officials say will cast damaging shadows.

There's another day of activities and cherry tree-worshipping today.

See the cherry blossom trees like the pigeons do.

It's still two weeks till Sakura Matsuri, though.

What is the warm winter doing to our local plant life?

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden declare it so.

The thongs are out now, and the first cherry blossoms of the season are expected to start blooming this week!

We dropped by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden today to check out the cherry blossom trees. The big Sakura Matsuri festival is THIS WEEKEND!