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Reddit posts where NYC parents discuss kids activities — sorted by relevance score.
Is the Upper West Side actually a good place to raise a toddler?
Hi everyone — I’d love some honest perspectives from parents who have done this. I’m currently a new full-time mom (looking for a job) with a toddler and we’re temporarily living on the Upper West Sid...
score=100: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Manhattan, Brooklyn; age: toddler, toddler, toddler; activity: outdoor; pain: expensive, logistics
Thinking of moving to Ditmar 21st Ave area with a 3-year-old—thoughts?
Hi everyone! My family and I are considering a move to the Ditmars-Steinway area, specifically around 21st Avenue and Crescent Street. We have a 3-year-old and are really drawn to the local school in ...
score=100: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Queens; age: toddler, Toddler; activity: outdoor; pain: logistics
Favorite kid’s activities along R train in Brooklyn?
Mom of a 2.5yo in Bay Ridge here! We have a car, so we usually use that to go places (we do Staten Island and New Jersey a lot), and we’ve also gone through basically all the local places within walki...
score=90: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn, Staten Island; age: 5; activity: science, museum, indoor
Night out in Williamsburg?
Hey guys, im from queens but moved a couple years ago and today my friends and I are going to baby’s all right for a cool show But its late at night and we have a ton of time to kill Any cool and fun ...
score=90: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn, Queens; age: baby; activity: event, show
Common to feel loneliness among working parents with small children?
I have a toddler. I live in a large, relatively expensive apartment complex for 5 years now. I meet a lot of friendly families who are my neighbors in our building’s common spaces. All pleasant and fi...
score=85: parent context; mentions child; asking question; age: toddler, toddler, toddler; activity: outdoor; pain: expensive, worth_it
Looking for a summer nanny/babysitter?
Hi everyone! I’m a graduating senior at Columbia University looking for a summer nanny or babysitting position in NYC before I begin my PhD in Clinical Psychology this August. My availability is mid-M...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: NYC; activity: outdoor
After school activity for kids in Brooklyn
We recently started a kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program at 151 Montague Street (it’s called Brooklyn Heights Jiu Jitsu). It's been a really great outlet for the kids, I’ve been amazed at how much e...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn; activity: class
About to start trying for a baby — when should we join daycare waitlists? (📍Upper East Side)
Pretty much the title. Husband and I are 34 and about to start trying for our first. We live on the Upper East Side and have a great deal on a 2br, so definitely plan to stay put for the foreseeable f...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Manhattan; age: toddler, baby, baby
Family Circus in Brooklyn; Celebrate Purim!
Hi all! My friend Angela is a Brooklyn local who founded this super cool circus arts org, ABCirque. They have a Family Purim Celebration coming up at Crown Hill Theatre in Crown Heights on March 8 at ...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn; activity: art, show
My Foster Cat is up for Adoption!
Hi! I'm based in Manhattan and I’ve been fostering this sweet, gentleman named Golden (up for adoption under Linus & Friends) looking for a forever home in NYC If I’ve violated some rule for t...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Manhattan; age: baby
Does your child need a cleaning?
I am a dental hygiene student at City Tech. I am offering FREE pediatric dental cleanings at New York City College of Technology downtown Brooklyn. A cleaning for a pediatric patient is generally $10....
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn; pain: expensive
Media with a New York accent? (Kid appropriate please!)
Hi everyone, My son is in the theater club and the play takes place in NYC/Boston. Does anyone have any media like movies, (child appropriate) influencers, shows, etc that he could watch to help him l...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: NYC; activity: show
The petitioning period has begun for this year's elections. Let's all embrace the process.
Hey everyone, TLDR: Check this link to know your district information : https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/ Petitioners may be around collecting signatures, and figuring this out quickly helps them get t...
score=80: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: NYC; activity: camp
Exploring Beyond Neighborhood with Toddler - Stroller/Car Seat Advice Needed!
Baby is almost one year old and live in (upper) Manhattan. We have an Uppababy Vista and Doona, but now thinking I should sell the Doona and get an Uppababy Minu V3. How do you all get around? Use the...
score=75: parent context; mentions child; location: Manhattan; age: Toddler, toddler, Baby; pain: logistics
Baby friendly Brooklyn/ Queens
Visiting friends and family in nyc this weekend. Recommendations for baby friendly restaurants and breweries in Brooklyn and/or LIC? Our babe ( 8.5 mos) is pretty chill and is used to being out in pub...
score=75: parent context; mentions child; location: Brooklyn, Queens; age: Baby, baby, baby; activity: outdoor
Toddler birthday invite etiquette
What is the etiquette on birthday invites? My toddler goes to a mid-$3000 per month daycare. Two families invited the entire classroom (12-15 kids) to My Little Gym / MyGym or similar establishment. I...
score=70: parent context; mentions child; age: Toddler, toddler; activity: indoor, playground; pain: expensive
NYC Moms
NYC moms who children later, do you regret it? Some context I consider myself a career woman. I’ve never been one of those people that dream of motherhood or feel like my purpose in life is to be a mo...
score=70: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: NYC
Free dental cleanings for kids in downtown Brooklyn!
Hi, I’m dental hygiene student at NYCCT and I’m currently looking for a pediatric patient for a free dental cleaning and checkup which will be supervised by a certified dental hygienist faculty and th...
score=70: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn
Universal 2-K families?
Hi all! My name is Emily, I’m a reporter with PIX11 News. Today, Mayor Mamdani announced that School District 18 (Canarsie, Remsen Village, Brownsville, Ocean Hill) will be one of the first districts ...
score=70: parent context; mentions child; asking question; location: NYC
Citi Bike Friendly Toddler Seat?
Potentially dumb question, but here goes: we don't have the storage space for an adult bike, but my husband loves to bike and would love to bike with our 3 year old. Does there exist a toddler bik...
score=65: parent context; mentions child; asking question; age: 3, Toddler, toddler
🚨🚨🚨AVOID COMPLETE PLAYGROUND NYC FOR SAFETY OF CHILDREN PLEASE READ AND SHARE!!🚨🚨🚨
COMPLETE PLAYGROUND NYC OWNER ALEX RESNIK IN EPSTEIN FILES PICTURED WITH VICTIMS, VISITED MANY OF JEFFERYS ESTATES AND ON PLENTY OF FLIGHT LOGS… DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILDREN HERE!! PLEASE SHARE TO OTHER...
score=65: parent context; mentions child; location: NYC; activity: playground
Did your public school playground get shoveled after the storm?
I’m a NYC parent and our (JOP) school playground wasn’t shoveled after the recent snow, which effectively made it unusable for recess. No surprise as it's never shoveled, but I'm wondering how...
score=65: parent context; asking question; location: NYC; activity: playground
Where to play with RC Cars (asking for my kid... ok maybe for me too)
Any spaces where people regularly play with their RC Cars. I have seen a few times in Astoria Park and other playgrounds. But these are really fast and can injure someone.   submitted by   /u/...
score=65: parent context; mentions child; location: Queens; activity: outdoor
Stray or lost cat
It looks like someone has been feeding this baby because there are plates of dried wet food scattered around, so thinking this guy might be a stray, but on the off chance that this is someone’s pet, i...
score=65: parent context; mentions child; location: Queens; age: baby
Kid-friendly kitchen spaces in Brooklyn?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a kitchen space that could be used for kids cooking classes/activities in Brooklyn? This would be for: - The pop-up cooking classes I host with my business -...
score=60: mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn; activity: class
Kid-friendly kitchen spaces in Brooklyn?
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a kitchen space that could be used for kids cooking classes/activities in Brooklyn? This would be for: - The pop-up cooking classes I host with my business -...
score=60: mentions child; asking question; location: Brooklyn; activity: class
Small, but ongoing, unofficial, Marine Park 'Walk for The People' welcoming new friends
Hey neighbors, and especially friends from SE BK, Midwood, Maddison, Homecrest, Gerritson, etc,. Over the past year I've been reading a lot and posting regularly to meet and walk with folks who fe...
score=60: parent context; location: Brooklyn; activity: class, outdoor; pain: educational
20 cops for one kid
Yesterday at the skatepark, I saw a couple of cops running in a hurry. I kept my eye on them, curious what they were doing. They turned a corner and then met up with a swarm of like 20 other cops, and...
score=60: parent context; mentions child; age: 14, 5, 14; activity: outdoor
St Patrick Day events?
Does anyone know any kind of st pattys day festivities happening in the area this weekend? I know Manhattan has a bunch of bar crawls but I don’t wanna be surrounded by a bunch of drunk college kids a...
score=60: mentions child; asking question; location: Manhattan, Brooklyn; activity: event
Booze & Build are back!
Hi neighbors! We’re back in Astoria hosting another event at QED on Sunday March 1 at 5pm. Booze and Build is a place where adults are allowed to be kids again! Admission includes rental of a wide sel...
score=60: mentions child; asking question; location: Queens; activity: event
Moving to NYC for the first time - community centric neighborhood recommendations?
hi! my partner and I are moving to NYC for the first time for work, while also starting our family. Without knowing too much about the city, we are not sure where to target our apartment search (we’ll...
score=55: parent context; asking question; location: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens
March Sadness
This winter was undeniably, documented-ly miserable. Temperatures dipped so low that they were deadly ; five-foot-tall piles of ice and snow , black with exhaust and debris, clogged the city's int...
score=55: mentions child; location: NYC; activity: outdoor, show; pain: rainy_day, logistics
Seeking recommendations for a pro bono or low-income family lawyer in Brooklyn/NYC (Custody & Child Support)
Hi everyone, I am a single mom living in Brooklyn and I urgently need some legal guidance. I am currently unemployed and have no income, so I cannot afford a traditional private retainer right now. I ...
score=55: parent context; mentions child; location: Brooklyn
Asking this honestly—Are there any NYers out there that may not have many family or friends (little to no support) during the blizzard? How are you guys holding up?
As a Brooklynite born & raised now in this position myself, and it’s hard for me to go through something like this without much people in my life and emotional support. So I’m just wondering (and ...
score=55: parent context; asking question; location: Brooklyn
Is Con-Ed that bad? HELP!
Due to the blizzard, we lost a phase in our building and it affected most of the apartments but my apartment is the most one affected, I have no lights, no heating and no hot water, only a couple of p...
score=55: parent context; mentions child; asking question
Meal Prep/Personal Chef Services
Hey there Astoria Reddit! This is a re-post to my original post– thanks for the honest comments about taking another crack at this introduction minus ChatGPT :) I’m not a writer but did get some help ...
score=55: parent context; mentions child; location: Queens
How to entertain toddler on long flight
We have to see family in LA. Which means taking our 1.5 year-old on a 6 hour flight. Yikes! We never flew with her before. Any tips? Toys to bring? Please suggest toys that I should buy? Activity book...
score=50: parent context; mentions child; age: toddler
Anthem BCBS Medicaid Hospitals
Looking for help navigating medicaid. We had our first child at Mount Sinai with our Anthem BCBS Medicaid plan and did all our pre-natal care at Mt Sinai clinics. Experience was fine and pretty straig...
score=50: mentions child; asking question; location: Manhattan, Queens
Come to a free screening of CARRIE this month & hang out with some horror fans!
Come to a free screening this month of Brian De Palma’s Carrie , the 1976 horror classic based on a novel by Stephen King. See what happens when you throw high school bullies and an abusive mother at ...
score=50: parent context; location: Brooklyn; activity: event
Free toddler clothes & men’s/women’s clothing
Hi everyone!! I have 2 bags of clothing (small blue bag containing toddler clothing) and bigger Marshall’s bag containing men’s and women’s clothing. The toddler clothing may have some light staining ...
score=50: parent context; mentions child; age: toddler, toddler, toddler
Looking for Driving Lessons In Brooklyn
Just got my learner's permit and am looking to take driving lessons. I've heard you should take lessons in the area you want to take the test so is there anywhere in Brooklyn where it's co...
score=45: asking question; location: Brooklyn; activity: class, outdoor
March Events at Astoria Love
Hi Astorians! Astoria Love is approaching it's 6 month anniversary and March has lots of great (FREE!) events for everyone to enjoy. Here are just SOME of the hits this month. As always they have ...
score=45: mentions child; location: Queens; activity: event, workshop
A portion of Shore Road in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn in its natural incarnation at the turn of the 20th Century. It looks QUITE different today. More information below
If we walked on Shore Road in 1895, we’d have seen the western edge closer to its natural incarnation. It was rawer, filled with piers, fishing shacks and both sandy and rocky beaches. Nothing was pav...
score=40: location: Brooklyn; activity: outdoor, event; pain: logistics
Top Thrift Stores to Sell Clothes?
I’ve always donated clothes to church, Salvation Army, friends/family, etc., but money’s a little tight right now so I’m thinking of selling some newer pieces that still have tags on them just to make...
score=40: parent context; asking question
Women’s Day Power Walk 🌿 Sunday March 8 🌼Bushwick/east Williamsburg ☕️ Walk & Community 🙌🏾
Update: It’s happening! 🌿 A few women have reached out and we’re planning to meet Sunday around 11am at Sey Coffee. From there we’ll grab coffee and take a relaxed walk around the neighborhood. Very c...
score=40: parent context; location: Brooklyn
People who leave notes, expecting others to not park in a shoveled out spot, are ridiculous.
I cannot emphasize the ridiculousness and entitlement of this. This is a city. People come and go at all hours of the day. When it snows, you are not entitled to a free spot on the street. If you want...
score=40: mentions child; activity: outdoor; pain: logistics
Test out strollers + meet other dads 03/08
Hey - a few of us at Dumbo Dads Run Club are organizing a stroller test drive for dads or expectant dads. 30 min walk + coffee. We’re asking dads to bring their strollers, so that if you’re an expecta...
score=40: location: Brooklyn; activity: show; pain: logistics
What do you feel our neighborhood is missing?
Lately I’ve been thinking about how neighborhoods change and grow depending on what the people living there actually need. Sometimes we have a lot of the same types of places, but other things that wo...
score=40: parent context; asking question
75-year-old man slashed to death in dispute between neighbors in Astoria: sources
Crazy work to murder an old man over an argument. Condolences to the victim's friends and family.   submitted by   /u/humanmichael [link]   [comments]
score=40: parent context; location: Queens
Queens Collaborative [Art + Community]: Studio Memberships; Community Meeting; Studio Warming
Hey neighbors - local creative community clubhouse Queens Collaborative has a lot going on and we want you to be aware and get involved! Be a Studio Mate at The Collaboratory We recently launched new ...
score=40: location: Queens; activity: art, class, indoor; pain: expensive