Posts Tagged ‘kid friendly’
Spring, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, & Other Reasons to Love NYC with Kids
Ah, Spring. At least that's what it's feeling like today in New York City. The boys and I set out to enjoy a few hours outside, after what seemed months of hibernation or enduring the cold. As my kids ran and laughed and played with the other kids, and I mingled and chatted with the smiling parents relieved to be out as well, I began to get [...]
Harlem Globetrotters Return to New York
Recently I had the pleasure to head over to the 369th Harlem Armory to get a sneak peak at one of my childhood favorites, The Harlem Globetrotters. As a kid I was a huge fan, having gone to Madison Square Garden a few times to see them play and getting excited when I caught a rerun of their cartoon series on t.v. So when I was invited to go see [...]
Matty’s Toy Stop, Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City, NY
I am not a Mall type of girl. Not normally. But as the holidays start getting closer, I find myself drawn to them like a suburban teenager after school. I can't help it. It's the lights, and the decor, the easy listening Christmas music. I want to just walk around and take it all in. My family and I recently ventured out to Long Island and [...]
El Museo del Barrio…Reopens!
I woke up this morning with a little list of things to do today. But the one thing on my list, the one thing circled in a big red circle on my calendar was the reopening of El Museo del Barrio. Back in the day, when I was a young women in college and single...and childless, I spent many quiet afternoons walking through the Museo. I was madly in [...]
In The Heights, Through My Eyes
Last week, my husband and I had a date night and the wonderful opportunity to go see the award winning Broadway musical "In The Heights". We were both very excited for many reasons: 1) We both love the theater, especially the theater in NYC, 2) we live in Washington Heights, so seeing a show focused on our barrio made us curious and proud, 3) we [...]
Pumpkin Picking in Dix Hills, NY
This past weekend my family and I decided to go pumpkin picking. I had a list of places I wanted to try but it was Sunday, and some places in NJ that are closer to the city are closed on Sundays, other places seemed too far. So we decided to look on the New York side and found a couple of places only 40 minutes away in Long Island. In the [...]
Mt. Rushmore and Beyond
On this day we headed out of Sioux Falls and made our way through the Black Hills as the morning sun slowly rose. We stopped at the incredible Mt. Rushmore. Mt. Rushmore is one of those places that you see on TV and movies and print, and you suppose it's great and all but really have no clear comprehension of that until you are standing right [...]
From the Zoo to Downtown, Madison, WI
We had a busy day today. It is our last day before we head out to our next stop. I wanted to share with you those fun things I love to do when I am with my family in Madison. It truly is a great town. And though I am a New Yorker to the bone, I can't help but feel nostalgic and miss my former home every time I visit. We missed a few places, [...]
Living it Up at The Embassy Suites Lakefront, Chicago, IL
I love Chicago. I remember it being my escape when living in the suburbs of Madison, WI not too long ago. I would often call it my "city fix". Granted Chicago isn't as big or spread out as New York City, but it does manage to pack in a lot of wonderful things to do and see and try. This trip was taking me to BlogHer'09 and I was excited [...]
Revisiting the Liberty Science Center
Though there is always an endless list of things to do in New York City that are fun and family-friendly, every once in awhile NYCity Mama likes to venture out and take advantage of the wonderful things often found in her neighboring communities. So, just like she had done months before, Mama and her family ventured out to Jersey City to revisit [...]
