Top 21 Baby Stores in America for 2010
by Karen on 3/11/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It’s a bit disappointing that only 2 New York stores made the “Top 21 Baby Stores” by Baby Bargains this year. Second city Chicago has 2 stores on the list and the much smaller city of Boston has 2 also. So, here are a few more NY stores that could be on that list: (They [...]
Date Night? Try “Dine In Brooklyn”
by Karen on 3/09/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I love “Dine In Brooklyn” week: though I have never been able to make the lunch special ($20.10) with kids in tow, I have taken advantage of the dinner special ($25). Both meals include 3 courses and you are promised, “Quality food, no attitude on the side!” There are over 175 restaurants on the list, [...]
Iris Lingerie (and bra fitter) is having a sale!
by Karen on 3/05/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Iris Clarke (the bra fitter) at Kimera Bridal Store is a Brooklyn treasure. She can do everything, like fit you for a good bra, turn your regular bra into a nursing bra or shorten nightie straps, but mainly she can give your bust a boost. She has a sweet, little space inside Kimera Bridal Store [...]
Forward Facing Car Seat to Booster…and car seat giveaway!
by Karen on 3/02/10 | 10 Comment(s)
My girlfriend “L” wrote me last week, “Quick question: have you moved from a car seat to a booster seat for your older kids yet? Our son’s feet are touching the back of the front seats, so I’d like to move him, but he’s not quite 40 pounds, which is usually the booster-seat starting point. [...]
Winter Discounts for NYC museums and performances
by Karen on 2/23/10 | 1 Comment(s)
NYC Arts has a list of great winter discounts for cultural institutions throughout NYC and the other boroughs. The discounts last only through February 28th. The deals vary, so check each listing to see what is being offered.
Two of my favorite deals listed are for NYC Ballet: Buy one ticket, get one 50% off on [...]
New Yoga Studio with a week of free yoga!
by Karen on 2/23/10 | 4 Comment(s)
A new yoga location is opening up in Fort Greene/downtown Brooklyn and to celebrate their grand opening on March 1st, they are offering a week of free yoga! Um, yes, this girl and her mat will be there as much as possible….you? The new studio is in an unusual setting. It’s in the new development, [...]
Blue Marble ice cream opens in cobble hill- with free ice cream!
by Karen on 2/12/10 | 0 Comment(s)
If you live in Brooklyn, it’s likely that you have heard raves about Blue Marble’s ice cream. Adjectives like, “creamy, soft, flavorful, wooweeee and delish” are commonly used to describe their organic ice cream. Their hot chocolate ain’t bad either! Blue Marble is opening a new Cobble Hill location on Sunday, February 14th. When I [...]
How much to tip for food delivery
by Karen on 1/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Have you ever wondered if you were tipping enough for food delivery?
Today, Brooklyn Based wrote about author Gabriel Thompson, a Crown Heights resident who worked as a bike deliveryman for an upscale Mexican restaurant in Manhattan as research for his book, Working in the Shadows, which came out Tuesday. “The minimum wage for delivery food [...]
New way to find parking spots in Brooklyn
by Karen on 1/12/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Does this scenario sound familiar?
You are driving one/two kids back from the grocery store/school/daycare and you can’t find a parking spot near your apartment. You loop…and loop……and loop. Then the whining/crying starts. The frozen waffles are starting to thaw and so are your nerves.
You:
A. Double park and leave the car there with hazards blinking for [...]
Ice rinks in NYC, Brooklyn and NJ
by Karen on 1/11/10 | 1 Comment(s)
In New York, we have some of the most exceptionally beautiful outdoor skating rinks. However, if it’s too cold for you or your tots, there are some well-run indoor rinks too. A few tips: If you head outdoors, try and go in the early afternoons: the sun has warmed the air and the ice isn’t [...]
Is the Park Slope Food Coop worth it?
by Karen on 1/07/10 | 0 Comment(s)
This debate comes up frequently among parents in Brooklyn. Are the low prices at the Park Slope Food Coop worth the hassle of shopping there? Those long checkout lines, getting transportation there and back if you don’t live nearby and working those shifts into your life. There are two big advantages of the PS Food [...]
Should I cut up those credit cards?
by Karen on 1/05/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I got up this morning with the intention of following through with one of my hardest New Year’s Eve Resolutions:
Cut up credit cards
I sat down for breakfast in a rare moment of quiet to contemplate what this meant.
Not spending anything I didn’t have.
No more splurge buys.
No more giving into my childrens’ whims for a new [...]
Metro Card deals for families
by Karen on 12/28/09 | 0 Comment(s)
All this news about the MTA phase-out of student fares and the February fare hike made me wonder what DOES the MTA offer families?
Have a visiting friend with kid in tow? Try the 1-Day Fun Pass. The cost: $8.25 which is good for unlimited subway and local bus rides from first use until 3 a.m. [...]
Deal for Crystal Winter at NY Hall of Science
by Karen on 12/23/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Try transporting your kids into a crystal winter snow globe or racing with them down a tobaggon hill (safely!) this week and weekend. Yes, it’s possible at the ultracool exhibit “Crystal Winter” at the New York Hall of Science. We went to the Crystal Winter show last year and loved the special winter exhibits and [...]
Hydrogen Peroxide for everything in your home
by Karen on 12/11/09 | 0 Comment(s)
The Brooklyn Frugal Family Examiner has written a genius post about using Hydrogen Peroxide for almost everything. I had no idea that it could be used as mouthwash! The best two reasons to use Hydrogen Peroxide: it’s cheap and it’s nontoxic. Yes, nontoxic! The Brooklyn Frugal Family Examiner explains, “(it) is simply a mixture of [...]
Best Bargain Haircut for You and Your Kids
by Karen on 11/10/09 | 2 Comment(s)
So, today, I thought I would let the cat out of the bag…former Soho stylist and Brooklyn dad Lucas Radcliffe is a great haircutter and at a good price. Lucas gives a rockin’ haircut for $50 and your child/ren gets her haircut for free. He will even come to your home to make it [...]
Winners of Book Giveaway!
by Karen on 5/19/09 | 0 Comment(s)
The TWO winners! of the new book, City Weekends: Greatest Escapes and Weekend Getaways In and Around New York City by Alison Lowenstein, who also wrote City Baby Brooklyn, are:
Jennifer and Emilie. You WON! Alison will send you each one of her books so you can find some great getaways whether by subway, train or [...]
Book Giveaway: City Weekends
by Karen on 5/12/09 | 23 Comment(s)
Today’s giveaway (for TWO winners!) is the new book, City Weekends: Greatest Escapes and Weekend Getaways In and Around New York City by Alison Lowenstein, who also wrote City Baby Brooklyn.
The book is for all your moods: whether you want to stay in the city or travel for a day or a whole weekend, Alison [...]
Winner of Language Classes
by Karen on 5/07/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Valerie….you won! You lucky girl! This was such a great giveaway and I loved reading everyone’s reasons for wanting to learn certain languages. I was suprised, actually, at how much you all had thought about this already and knew exactly what language you wanted your child to learn. I was SUPER impressed that one child [...]
Giveaway Of Language Classes *closed
by Karen on 5/03/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Don’t forget to enter the giveaway of a free semester of classes at Lango! (Ages 18 months to age 8 years). Local mom, Sharon Ng, has started Lango in Brooklyn and is teaching Spanish, French and Mandarin in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Clinton Hill. Sharon used to work for Sesame Workshop in Asia, [...]
Winner of Tix to New Vic and Thomas The Train
by Karen on 4/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
RebeccaH- you WON the family 4 pack of tickets to the sophisticated, yet exciting family of acrobats “La Famiglia Dimitri” at the New Victory. For everyone else, HURRY to get in a performance. The show ends April 19th. NY Theater.com said, “The enchanting show is prop-heavy, dialogue-light, and rich in performance.”
Dina WON [...]
Final Call for Tix Giveaway
by Karen on 4/08/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you missed our ticket giveaways this week? Hurry, the deadline is Thursday- that might mean TODAY, depending on when you are reading this! All entries must be in by Thursday, April 9th at 8 pm. The winner will be announced on Friday, April 10th.
To submit to win a family 4 pack of tickets to [...]
Tix Giveaway to New Victory Circus
by Karen on 4/06/09 | 15 Comment(s)
“La Famiglia Dimitri”, which is in the middle of its 3 week run at the New Victory, is getting great reviews. The show is made up of a Swiss family of clowns that do the circus the old-fashioned vaudeville way. NY Theater.com said, “The enchanting show is prop-heavy, dialogue-light, and rich in performance forms that [...]
