10 great ways to celebrate the first week of spring in NYC

ALIC is a Galaxy is a new neighborhood-wide installation featuring 20 fiberglass spheres placed in tree pits throughout the district. Five different Queens-based artists were selected to each paint four different “planets” for the work. Spend a fun day outside strolling through the neighborhood and looking at them all!

Industry City now has a massive traditional-style house right in the middle of one of its courtyards. WakuWaku, an Izakaya restaurant at Industry City’s Japan Village, is currently offering canned cocktails and a full menu including Japanese Wagyu Ribeye. Check it out this weekend!

Created by new media artist Jen Lewin, Reflect takes its cues from patterns found in nature. The work takes the form of three concentric rings each consisting of interactive platforms that respond to visitor’s steps. (AKA The light changes when you walk on it!) The constantly changing work spans 2,400-square-feet across the Brooklyn waterfront in Domino Park, providing a technicolor, waterfront light show.

"Walk Through the Midst Bloom," a new walk-through pop-up at event venue Absurd Conclave in Bushwick, seeks to help attendees "feel and get a glimpse of a field of new vision full of hope, optimism and positivity." To put it simply, the organizers want you to forget all about the troubles and just spend some time relaxing, recharging and seeing things from a different perspective. It seems like that just may be possible in the floral, lovely lit spaces.

NYC's many floating bars and restaurants are starting to slowly open once again for the season. Find out which ones are now accepting reservations, the opening dates for ones that are returning soon and the waterfront destinations you can hit up now.

Following the success of last year’s Open Restaurants and Open Streets programs, a new citywide program called Open Culture is bringing arts and culture to the five boroughs. You can catch socially distanced performances at over 100 street locations throughout all five boroughs. An interactive map, also found on the official city website, shows the spaces around the city where live events will be taking place.

It's officially gelato weather! Luckily, you can now indulge in in some delectable gelato at San Ambroeus' newest gelateria in SoHo. Aptly dubbed Gelateria ("gelato parlor" in Italian), the 700-square-foot space at 267 Lafayette Street just opened and is already offering 16 different flavors of both gelato and sorbetto.