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Things to Do with Kids in NYC this Weekend
Enjoy these fun things to do with your kids in New York City this weekend. Start planning your weeke...
Things to Do with Kids in Queens this Weekend
Enjoy these fun things to do this weekend with your kids in Queens. Start planning your weekend now ...
Things to Do with Kids in Brooklyn this Weekend
Enjoy these fun weekend things to do with your kids in Brooklyn. Start planning your weekend now wit...
Things to Do with Kids in Westchester this Weekend
Enjoy these fun weekend activities with your kids in Westchester. Start planning your weekend now. ...
What Is Open in NYC on Christmas Day?
Christmas day is a wonderful time to explore the attractions of the New York City area. Here's what ...
This Year's Most Beautiful Christmas Windows in New York City
These are the 2021 Christmas window displays in NYC department stores. ...
Fun Thanksgiving Activities for Families in NYC, Westchester, & Long Island
Here are some Thanksgiving activities for families provided by the amazing businesses in our area an...
22 Charity Walks in the NYC Area That Raise Money for Good Causes
Teach your kids compassion and the value of volunteerism. There are many annual fundraising walks in...
LuminoCity Festival of Holiday Lights Returns for 2022
LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival has returned for the 2022 season and will be on display through J...
The Winners of the 2021 First Day of School Photo Contest Are...
Enter NYMetroParents' First Day of School 2021 Photo Contest for a chance to win a family 4-pack of ...
Bryant Park Ice-Skating Returns to Delight Families this Holiday Season
Bryant Park ice skating and winter village returns in 2022 and offers lots of shopping and dining op...
Bronx Zoo’s Holiday Lights Festival Returns Nov. 19, Tickets on Sale Now
The Holiday Lights Festival will return to the Bronx Zoo Nov. 19 for kids and families to enjoy this...
These are the 21 Most Popular Halloween Costumes for Kids This Year
The most popular halloween costumes for kids change each year. Find out which ones are trendy for 20...
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022 Lineup Is Here!
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to NYC for 2022, with safety protocols aligned with t...
New York Botanical Garden’s Train Show and Christmas Lights Return this Year
The New York Botanical Garden train show and GLOW, the botanical garden's Christmas lights, are retu...
These Are Best Things to Do with Kids in NYC That Are Open Now
A list of the things to do with kids that are open in NYC now, including the High Line, Central Park...
These NY Museums Will Offer Free Admission On Smithsonian Magazine’s Annual Museum Day
Smithsonian magazine has announced that Saturday, Sept. 18 will be the annual Museum Day, and you ca...
11 Ideas to Celebrate Dad on Father's Day This Year
Here are some gift ideas, activities, dinner ideas, and more for celebrating Father's Day this year,...
These are the 8 Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in NYC
Springtime, particularly April and May is the time for the beautiful cherry blossoms to bloom in the...
Governors Island Set to Open for the Summer on May 1
Governors Island will reopen for the 2021 season on Saturday, May 1. ...
What's Happening in the NY Metro Area This Month?
We've rounded up what's new at the businesses that make your lives easier as parents, from karate cl...
NYC Summer Youth Employment Program Applications Are Open
Here's how to apply to NYC Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)....
These are the Safety Precautions Six Flags Parks are Taking Upon Reopening
These are the safety precautions Six Flags Great Adventure is taking to keep you and your family saf...
Easy Ways You Can Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in NYC This Year
Here are some fun ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the NYC area. ...
Everything You Need to Know About New York During COVID-19
Updated Feb. 23: With things changing every day due to the coronavirus, we'll be your source for wha...
Where to Celebrate Black History Month in the New York Area
UPDATED JANUARY 2021: Celebrate and honor Black History Month this February by attending one of thes...
NYC's Free Child Care Now Open to Full Time Remote Students
NYC families with students enrolled in full-time remote learning can now sign up for free child care...
22 Role Models for Girls That Will Empower Your Kids
Here are 22 role models for girls that any kid can look to for inspiration and motivation. ...
11 At-Home Valentine’s Day Ideas for a Pandemic Date Night
Here are some at-home valentine's day ideas for the perfect date night in a pandemic. ...
College Board Will No Longer Offer SAT Subject Tests or SAT Essay
College Board announced a variety of changes to the SAT exams for the 2020-2021 school year. ...
Six Flags Great Adventure Adds Drive-Thru Holiday Light Experience
UPDATED NOV. 23, 2020: Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ will offer a drive-thru holiday ligh...
5 Staycation Ideas in NYC Your Kids Will Love
Since traveling is off the list for the holidays, plan a staycation in NYC instead! Here are five st...
Here's What the 2020-2021 NYC Public School Year Will Look Like
The NYC Public School 2020-2021 calendar year will include both online learning and in-person instru...
Where to Volunteer with Kids in the New York Area
Give back to your community with your entire family in the New York area by volunteering with your k...
Halloween Movies for Kids and Families
If your kids like a little spookiness along with their tricks and treats, this list of scary (but no...
The Sloomoo Slime Institute in Soho
The Sloomoo Institute in SoHo is an art exhibit and art class in one. The facility has reimplemented...
The NYC Department Of Ed Is Offering Free Meals for Families in NYC
Three free meals for kids are available per day from the NYC Department of Education at over 400 loc...
This Is Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park
The Nickelodeon theme park at American Dream has 27 rides, a ropes course, a children’s play structu...
A Drive-in Concert is Coming to Six Flags in October
Six Flags Great Adventure is hosting a live, drive-in concert called Together: a Live Drive-in Tour ...
A Sesame Street Podcast is Coming to Audible in October
A Sesame Street podcast is coming to Audible in October with episodes releasing every Tuesday and Th...
Chelsea Market Reopens with Outdoor Dining and Shopping Experiences
Chelsea Market now offers outdoor dining on 15th and 16th Streets with socially distanced tables....
Krispy Kreme Times Square Flagship to Open Sept. 15
This Krispy Kreme store is unlike any other. Check out the world’s largest Hot Light and enjoyed the...
A Giant Gorilla Sculpture Arrives in Hudson Yards
King Nyani—the world's largest bronze gorilla sculpture—is unveiling in Hudson Yards on Aug. 24 and ...
Victorian Gardens at Wollman Rink Announces Potential Permanent Closure
Victorian Gardens at Wollman Rink in Central Park's operating season is coming to a close and it has...
Saved by the Bell Socially Distanced Pop-Up Comes to NYC
Saved by the Max, the pop-up carry out experience inspired by Save by the Bell, is open Aug. 20-Aug....
13-Year-Old Cartoonist Creates Putnam County Fair Comic
Henry says he brought his pet ducks and chickens to the fair last year, so he was inspired to bring ...
The GIANT Room Reopens with New Installation
The GIANT Room NYC in Chelsea recently reopened for pandemic pods, gallery visits, free activities, ...
How New York State Schools will Plan for Reopening
Updated Aug. 7: Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State schools can reopen for in-person...
NewYork-Presbyterian Opens New Hospital for Women and Newborns
NewYork-Presbyterian's new hospital for women and newborns–the NewYork Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen ...
You Can Get Fresh, Hot Doughnuts at the Harlem Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme's newest NYC shop opened in Harlem on Aug. 4. The shop is the first city location to di...
A Sour Patch Kids Store is Opening in NYC
A Sour Patch Kids store is opening on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Greenwich Village. The menu will include a...
Yankee Stadium is Offering Free Virtual Tours
Yankee Stadium is now offering free virtual tours of some of Yankee Stadium's most iconic areas as w...
FAO Schwarz at Rockefeller Center Has Reopened
FAO Schwarz at Rockefeller Center reopened for customers with new hours, extra precautions, and soci...
Governor Cuomo Announces $94 Million NYS School Technology Upgrade
The $94 Million investment, as part of The Smart Schools Bond Act, will aim to improve school securi...
Lakeside at Prospect Park Reopens to the Public
Lakeside at Prospect Park officially reopens to the public on Saturday, Aug. 1 with modified hours f...
Summer Spaces Program to Provide Free Outdoor Kids Programming and Employment
The Fresh Air Fund’s Summer Space program is transforming city streets into outdoor play areas to gi...
This Travel Planner Helps Families Build Accessible Trips
The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30 this year and to celebrate, I Love NY has created the A...
LEGO Launches Campaign to Help Parents Teach Kids About Internet Safety
The LEGO Group launched a new initiative to help parents talk to their kids about online safety and ...
This New Podcast is Looking for Teens to Share Personal Stories
U Got This! is a podcast that aims to inform and support kids ages 9-13 by featuring the stories of ...
Jones Beach State Park Opens New West Games Area
Jones Beach State Park now offers a mini-golf course, refurbished tennis and shuffleboard courts, an...
Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, and More to Reopen July 24
The Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and the New York Aquarium have announ...
Live Coronavirus Updates for Parents and Kids in the New York Metro Area
UPDATED DAILY: Live updates on coronavirus developments in the New York metro area, as well as tips ...
Mayor Bill de Blasio Says NYC Schools will Not Fully Reopen in September
De Blasio says New York City schools will use a mix of in-person and remote learning indefinitely. ...
American Girl Releases Team USA Olympics Collection
American Girl's summer release includes a variety of products meant to empower young girls—including...
Where to Watch Nick News Race and Unity Special
You can watch Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special on Nickelodeon's YouTube channel, Nick On De...
9 Universities Partner with Creatively to Showcase Creative 2020 Graduates
Creatively is partnering with 9 universities—including NYU, FIT, Parsons, and Pratt—to showcase the ...
This is How to Get Free Books for Kids
These 12 sites are offering free books, e-books, and magazines for kids to have fun reading at home ...
Read Brooklyn Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!
Brooklyn Parent's summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun a...
Ridgewood Teenager Donates Feminine Products to 6 Area Food Pantries
Jamie Longo, a Brooklyn Technical High School sophomore, has collected and donated more than 225 bag...
Read Big Apple Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!
Big Apple Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun ...
Read Long Island Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!
Long Island Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fu...
Read Queens Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!
Queens Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun as ...
Read Westchester Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!
Westchester Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fu...
Read Rockland Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!
Rockland Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun a...
Baby Shark is Getting an Animated TV Series on Nickelodeon
Baby Shark from the viral YouTube video and song is getting its own animated TV series on Nickelodeo...
Governor Cuomo Announces Travel Advisory for People Coming to New York from High Risk States
Governors Cuomo, Murphy, and Lamont issued a travel advisory requiring travelers from high risk stat...
New York Rules Visitation is Now Allowed at Certified Residential Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
New Yorkers can now visit their loved ones living in certified residential facilities for individual...
Two Local Students Win National History Bee
Maisa S. from Brooklyn and Adie B. from River Vale are two of the 10 champions of Penguin Young Read...
American Girl Scrubs Outfit Sales Benefit First Responders Children's Foundation
American Girl will donate one doll craft activity book to the First Responders Children's Foundation...
LGBTQ+ Support and Community Centers for Families in the New York Area
Finding support and community can seem difficult for young people trying to figure out their identit...
Bike and Pedestrian Path Opens Along the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
The 3.6-mile bike and pedestrian path along the Governor Mario M. Cuomo (once Tappan Zee) Bridge ope...
MoMath is Offering Free Online Programming this Summer
The National Museum of Mathematics is providing math-lovers of all ages engaging math programming on...
Special Education Classes Can Be Held In-Person this Summer
Though remote learning in New York will continue with summer school, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced...
Where You Can Get Free Kids Meals in the NYC Area During Coronavirus
Updated June 17: Many restaurants and organizations in the New York area are stepping up to offer fr...
How Your Child Can Chat with Favorite Princesses and Superheroes
Here are eight companies that offer Zoom and FaceTime video calls with princesses, superheroes, vide...
New York Public Library's Summer Reading Program is Virtual This Year
The New York Public Library (NYPL) Summer Reading Initiative has gone virtual this summer, and it ai...
Our Lady of the Hamptons' Eighth Grader Wins NYS Essay Contest
Winslow Ryan, an eighth grader at Our Lady of the Hamptons School, won NYCOM's fourth annual essay c...
Laurie Berkner is Performing a Livestream Concert on Father’s Day
Children’s musician Laurie Berkner has made families smile her entire career. Now, she is giving fam...
AMNH Launches Virtual Field Trips Amid Social Distancing
Updated May 29: The American Museum of Natural History launched Virtual Field Trips to maintain educ...
J.K. Rowling Publishes Her Unreleased Children's Book The Ickabog Online
J.K. Rowling is releasing one to three chapters of her unreleased children's book The Ickabog every ...
Celebrities are Livestreaming with Neuroscientists to Support Teen Mental Health
Adam Lambert, Rainn Wilson, Jameela Jamil, and more will join brain health and neuroscientists will ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host its First Virtual Teens Take The Met!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking its Teens Take The Met! event virtual on Friday, May 29. Yo...
2020 Young Inventor Challenge Now Open to Kids Across the Country
The CHITAG Young Inventor Challenge is now open to kid inventors across the country. 2010-2011 winne...
New Edition of CNN and Sesame Street Coronavirus Town Hall Airs this Saturday
CNN is partnering with Sesame Street for a 60-minute, coronavirus special that focuses on answering ...
Three Local Teens Win the Palace Theater's Playwriting Award
Jeison Lenis Lopez (Stamford), Zaida Rio Polanco (White Plains) and Naomi Young (Mamaroneck) have be...
NYC Health Department Warns Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Is Possibly Linked to Coronavirus in Children
Kawasaki disease is categorized by persistent fever and is possibly linked to Coronavirus, according...
The NYC Department of Ed Announces Remote Summer School
The NYC department of Ed announced that summer school will be conducted via remote instruction this ...
Ridgewood Elementary Schooler Teams Up with Hungry Monk to Provide Food for Those Affected by Coronavirus
Jacob Altamirano, a fifth grader at P.S. 290Q in Ridgewood, partnered with Hungry Monk to provide fa...
What You Need to Know About the Opening of New York Beaches This Summer
Updated May 20: New York will open its beaches—including Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Park—for...
Drive-in Movie and Concert Festival is Coming to Yankee Stadium This Summer
Drive-in movies are a safe alternative to traditional movie theaters this summer. A drive-in movie a...