Picture Perfect Park(ing) Day

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New Yorkers were again granted gorgeous Park(ing) Day weather today. Here’s a sampling of reader-submitted photos from local space-reclamation festivities, plus a bonus shot from down in DC.

Keep an eye out for late additions to the Park(ing) Day NYC Flickr and Twitter feeds, and if you’re looking for more pics from other locales, you can start here.

Enjoy the weekend, and Shana Tova.

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