FREE TREES: One of the most popular ways of greening Brooklyn has been the FREE tree program that Green Fort Greene & Clinton Hill and the FAB Alliance put on. This year they are giving… Read More »Think Green: like free trees and e-cycling
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She had some great information for us today: This is a crazy registration season… Read More »Kindergarten registration is running off the rails
Reported just a few hours ago by the BBC: “Scientists say they have identified genetic errors that appear to increase a pregnant woman’s chance of getting the potentially life-threatening condition called pre-eclampsia. Around four in… Read More »Genes for Pre-eclampsia found
I remember that moment of relief when we could turn our babies’ rear-facing car seats forward. We could finally see their faces while traveling and it did seem like a milestone: our babies (and us)… Read More »Current car seat practices unsafe
There are thousands of working, uninsured adults in New York. Some of them have families. Chances are good that you know someone in this category: the guy delivering your pad thai, a friend, your nanny… Read More »Healthcare for Uninsured: NY has options
If you have yet to introduce your children to ballet, now is your opportunity. With youngsters, the performance needs to be interactive and relatively short. The New York Theatre Ballet is known for its one-hour… Read More »Hello Ballet! Short performances for your kids
Cirque Mechanics’ Boom Town will have its New York premiere at the New Victory Theater from April 8th through April 24th. In Boom Town, acrobats climb up swaying poles, fly high and fast on revolving… Read More »Deadwood for Kids: Boom Town
One of the more popular movie series in our borough is Big Movies for Little Kids where parents and their little ones can catch a movie without the constraints of regular theater requirements. In other… Read More »Movies and more for kids on the spectrum
This is a reminder as spring comes and the potholes and noise become rampart: the City of New York launched a program that allows you to submit still images and/or audio/video files things that irk… Read More »Got a complaint for the city? Snap a photo!
Brooklyn’s ever-expanding playground for kids and adults down at the Piers will open a new section of Pier 6 by summer. This new park area includes 3 sand volleyball courts, 2 lawns, pathways and planted… Read More »Volleyball courts, picnic areas- and yes, restrooms!