[ March 22, 2008 to March 23, 2008. ] What’s Easter without an outdoor Easter egg hunt? Even NYC kids can enjoy the fun of running through the early spring grasses to hunt for eggs at these locations throughout New York.

These Easter events can be very crowded, but this year at least most of them have wised up and are holding hunts throughout […]

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[ December 20, 2007 to January 13, 2008. ] New York City can get pretty crazy during the Holidays, but, in fact, with seven circuses in town, New York has never been more of a circus than it is now. Hailing from Moscow, Harlem, French Canada, China and good old fashioned New York, in typical New York style even the circuses can teach children […]

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When you are a new parent New York can be like a sea of humanity: people, people everywhere, but not a soul to commiserate with. Finding the right parenting group can give you an instant social network to share the trials and tribulations of parenthood. Some mothers groups plan events and get-togethers, some offer seminars […]

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Putting together a NYC best beaches article was one of the hardest posts I’ve tried to do. For a city that you don’t really associate with beaches at all, there sure are a lot of them—and a lot of great beaches too. Another thing that made it hard is that there are some terrific articles […]

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Have you heard that they are building a water park on Randall’s Island? I wasn’t able to tell if it is finally going to be built, but seems like it’s either going to be open by next summer or…never (anybody know anything about this?) If it ever gets built, it looks like it will be […]

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The great thing about New York City’s outdoor festivals is that everyone can enjoy them. If it’s kids music, at least the grown ups can enjoy being outdoors on a lovely day or evening, relaxing. And, generally kids will put up with an outdoor concert or performance if they can run around, dance, play and […]

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