The article celebrates the vibrancy of spring in New York City during May, illustrating how the city's flora and fauna awaken in sync with its urban rhythm. Forsythias, daffodils, and cherry trees decorate the landscape as people emerge from winter hibernation. The energy of the city shifts from hustle to a more leisurely pace, with various cultural events and the return of life to public spaces. It reflects on the city's history, marking a century since the founding of the magazine, while emphasizing the unique balance of abundance and scarcity that defines New York.
“Spring happens to the city as everything happens here: not at all, then all at once. Forsythia skims the crosstown buses as they swerve through Central Park.”
“Now the fauna stirs and molts. From Wakefield to Tottenville, members of the native population emerge from hibernation to sun themselves on stoops and benches.”
“This is the optimistic time, when New York's too-muchness and its not-enoughness hold in the briefest balance—the cup-filling weeks.”
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