Posts Tagged ‘nyc’

Yay! Sing for Hope has brought back the Pop-Up Pianos to New York City! We love them. We never know where they will, um, pop-up, but when we see them we can’t help but be attracted to play them. This latest encounter was at Inwood Hill Park, after a wonderful nature walk and morning of [Continue]

There truly can never be enough burger joints in New York City. I’ve been to plenty I’ve written about here: Shake Shack, Five Guys, Petey’s Burger, Pop Burger -just to name a few – and yet, I am never tired of trying something new. As luck would have it, NY is a city where new [Continue]

I know. The title seems a bit silly and sounds a tad childish, but truth is that the feeling you get the minute you step into this new sculpture garden being displayed under the High Line – with it’s cheerful color and caricature inflatables – is nothing less than pure joy. Brought to us by [Continue]

Homelessness in New York City has reached record levels. More than 16,000 children have no place to call home tonight. The dearth of affordable housing coupled with chronic joblessness has pushed these thousands into the public shelter system with little hope of finding a way out. The lack of stability that children in homeless families [Continue]

I have always said that one of the most wonderful things about NYC is that you never know everything there is to know. And if there ever is a moment when you think you knew everything, something happens to change it or prove you wrong. It’s New York. It’s good like that. Last November I [Continue]

The other day my husband and I were talking about the most fun things we have ever done in this beloved city of ours. We both agreed that at the very top of our list is the helicopter ride we took over New York City. I had planned it for his birthday and I wanted [Continue]

The Topps Company, known best for its collectible stickers and sports cards, recently launched the  My City New York – a new memory making sticker book with tons of fun tips and riddles that highlight the best NYC has to offer. From landscapes to local heroes, this book is informative and fun to read. To [Continue]

Who doesn’t love a good food festival? Especially one that features the top chefs and culinary master minds featured in the trendy neighborhood of Tribeca. I previously announced that the Taste of Tribeca was happening on May 21, and when the day came around it brought with it sunshine, something which NYC had been lacking [Continue]

I headed over to Times Square today to check out the Lunchables with Fruit event going on there. Let’s face it. I have three boys, and though Lunchables isn’t our daily choice for lunch for our kids, it has been a choice when we plan on being on the road and want to grab something [Continue]

Today I woke up to a lovely surprise from Parent & Child Magazine. They have this wonderful, free iPad application for their magazine (check it out for download here) which they recently launched, and where we can expect to see many of the great things that as their readers, whether old or new, we have [Continue]