‘Cool Finds’ Articles

Ah, Brooklyn.  NYCity Mama’s birthplace and source of many memories: from her first school fight (because when you grew up in the part of Brooklyn she’s from you had to at some point) to her first kiss on a bench in Sunset Park overlooking the sunset and the Manhattan skyline when she was 15. Yup. [Continue]

Often times we tend to take for granted those things immediately around us.  Life becomes so hectic, we really don’t have time to notice.  And then when we do take the time to slow down, we go somewhere else, a place different then where we are every day.  And thus, it is not surprising that [Continue]

After the parade and before making their way home, Mama and her husband decided to scope out a couple of the surrounding neighborhoods in Brooklyn for potential places to live.  For weeks now she has wanted to pass by her grandparent’s former brownstone, the one she spent so much of her childhood at, and the [Continue]

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t for another couple of days, but already the sights of green and the festivities surrounding the Holiday began about a week ago in most places.  NYC was just starting to really come alive with it all, with Staten Island and Queens being two of many  boroughs to first kick off the [Continue]

Running late.  Again.  There was a time when NYCity Mama was early for everything.  But that was before she had two toddlers to run after at each stage of dressing. Mama was getting ready to try a new indoor playground.  She was a bit skeptical of any place that would require a reservation and hourly [Continue]

Today was one of those NYC days where NYCity Mama just felt happy.  It was sunny, a bit chilly, but not too much, and full of possibilities.  Well, everyday is full of possibilities, but sunny days just make the list seem more endless. Not being able to decide what to do or where to go, [Continue]

This has probably been what most people, including NYCity Mama, would call a typical day.  Nothing extravagant, no special excursions to report.  But for someone like Mama, every single moment, taste, smell, and sound is significant. To many she is a pretty happy person, not too difficult to get close to, personable and friendly.  But [Continue]

NYCity Mama loves rainy Mondays.  She dreads Mondays at times like any other person having to go to work dreads the end of their weekends.  For her it means no more time with her husband, and no more help with the kids.  And though she loves going out and enjoying the city with the boys, [Continue]

Darn Daylight Savings Time!  NYCity Mama was really looking forward to this morning not being a rushed morning for her.  She had discussed with her husband the importance of getting everyone together on time so that they could make their way to Tribeca early.  But, she forgot about Daylight Savings Time, and the fact that [Continue]

Yay!  Not only was this a sunny Saturday, but one of the warmest Saturdays in NYC in a while.  NYCity Mama and family had gotten up early to make their way downtown to Union Square, and browse and shop at the local Greenmarket. Mama loves farmers markets.  She fell in love with them while living in [Continue]