Magnolia Bakery Going National; Brooklyn Bridge Park Kite Festival Recap; Five Boro Bike Tour Photos

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ 'Sex'-Y NYC Cupcake Shop Magnolia Bakery to Open 200 Franchise Locations Across the U.S.
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ At the Cannabis Parade, Cynthia Nixon Rolled With New Yorkers Fired Up About Legalizing It
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ At Grand Street Settlement’s Annual Taste of the Lower East Side [Recap]
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ Where to Get High (Legally and Naturally) in Brooklyn
• Curbed NY ⇒ Trinity Church’s Landmark Broadway Chapel Will Undergo Two-Year Renovation
• Ephemeral New York ⇒ Shadows and Light Under the El in Yorkville, 1947
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: Brooklyn Bridge Park's Colorful Kite Festival
• NY City Lens ⇒ A Pharmacy Plans to Rise From the Ashes of a Bronx Fire
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ A Blueprint for Safer Biking and Walking Between the Bronx and Manhattan
• The Infatuation ⇒ The 20 Best Pizza Places in NYC
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Pizza in New York City
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ A Much-Improved Five Boro Bike Tour
• Untapped Cities ⇒ 5 Secrets About the Crypt in Hamilton Heights
• Washington Square Park Blog ⇒ Washington Square Arch Rocks at 123 Years!