Running around and exploring New York is great, but sometimes with kids and toddlers on the scene you’d rather just explore the city from the comfort of your desk chair. This post is a collection of sites that take you to great off the beaten track places around NYC without ever getting off your…laptop.
Whether you […]

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In the series NYC Nanny 101: The finding and care of your nanny Parts 1 and 2 I’ve tried to lay out some basic tips on finding a caregiver in New York, the interview and salaries. But there are lots of different perspectives on this issue. And some of them will make you wet your […]

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Some kids are obsessed with the subways of NYC. They memorize the maps and know the trains inside and out. Other kids amble along the city streets never giving a second thought to what lies beneath. But at some point every kid wants to know what those big steam chimneys are for and if there […]

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Last year at this time you may have been wracked with anxiety about finding your child the right preschool or elementary school. Now all of that is behind you and next week or soon there after your kid or toddler will be starting school for the first time or starting at big kid school for […]

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New York can be an overwhelming place. Once you have kids the overwhelmingness multiplies exponentially. This site aims to make NYC with kids more manageable, interesting and fun, but there are loads of other resources out there too. We’ve dug up some of the best books for living in NYC with kids, covering schools, activities, […]

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NYC kids have the opportunity to enjoy one of the foremost art museums in the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is right outside our doors, but a love of art museums doesn’t just grow naturally. It has to be nurtured. Dragging kids to the museum because we think it’s the right thing to do […]

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I’ve actually been surprised at how hard it has been to find good resources for traveling with kids. As we were planning our family vacation for this summer, I was looking around online and found very few good sites for planning trips with kids. After scouring the web, here are the best resources I’ve found […]

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Story Hours, hosted at local bookstores, parks and libraries, are a great activity for rainy days or when you just need a little something to get you out of the house, but don’t want to finger paint the town red. Below is a list of enough story hours to do a daily story book tour, […]

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There’s an undeniable charm to the idea of the classic NYC kid. Precocious, worldly, outspoken and feisty; whether you’re just visiting NYC with a child or raising your own specimen, you can enjoy imagining your child as one of these feisty tots.
There are a host of books that will set the stage and act as […]

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It was really a bummer when the city decided to close the NYC public libraries on the weekends. With snip of the fiscal scissor, the gold standard of Saturday afternoon entertainment for toddlers and kids in NYC was suddenly gone. No longer would there be quiet Saturday afternoons reading and picking out books at the […]

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