I am fascinated by Governor’s Island. It’s so hard to wrap my city dweller mind around a whole island that sits nearly empty just yards from Brooklyn and Manhattan. The views of the city are… Read More »Checking Out Governors Island’s Ranger Program
I take my job as mommy pretty seriously so I like to go with the Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared!” When my kids were young, I was always overpacking the diaper bag. Now with… Read More »A Camp Director’s Equipment
Climbing and Dinner Date Night So, here was my proposal for my husband, “we have a mom from our babysitting co-op coming over to babysit, and if you can’t come up with an alternative plan,… Read More »My fav date night so far: climbing and a dinner
Last Sunday it was too hot for the playground but we needed to get our 2 year old out of the house and away from the breakables so we took him to The New York… Read More »The NY Aquarium: an outing for a hot day
I have been saving bags of clothes up for the past 4 years and they are all packed in vacuum sealed bags under our beds. I think it’s time for me to suck the air… Read More »Gear up: Sell or buy used kids items this fall
As Brooklyn Bridge Park has expanded, so has the concessions. The long awaited opening of Blue Marble has finally happened! I like the other ice cream concessions that are at Brooklyn Bridge Park too: Uncle… Read More »Brooklyn Bridge Park: new concessions are opening!
Sesame Place if often sited by parents as a great day or weekend trip from Brooklyn. I’ve always wondered if it was really worth the effort: bathing suits, towels, long car trip, amusement park food…it’s… Read More »Tips and Tricks for Sesame Place
Thank God somebody finally came to their senses and had the mettallic domes removed from the Pier 1 playground. This April, park-goers took the temperature of the orbs and discovered the temperature of them was… Read More »The fire domes at Pier 1 are gone, gone, gone
This is some of the best news of the summer! The Double-D pool has been saved: and so have the hundreds of hot residents around the Gowanus, BoCoCa area that used it every summer. The… Read More »The Double D Pool saved- will now open on Tuesday!
Today there will be a place for all LEGO fanatics to go to: and that doesn’t just mean kids. LEGO is opening a store at Rockefeller Center today with impressive displays and of course- LEGOs… Read More »LEGO store opens at Rockefeller