Here's What the 2020-2021 NYC Public School Year Will Look Like

Updated Sept. 17: The DOE has shared new information about the NYC public school calendar for the 20...

Macy's Announced a Plan for the 2020 Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year will be television only and will implement a new safety...

The Sloomoo Slime Institute Reopens in Soho

If you're in SoHo, NYC, take the kids over to the Sloomoo Institute at 475 Broadway for a day full o...

The NYC Department Of Ed Is Offering Free Meals for Families in NYC

Updated Sept. 14: Free meals will continue to be offered to families by the NYC Department of Educat...

Professional Lice Removal Services in Brooklyn, Manhattan, & Queens

Don't forget to get your child checked for head lice before the upcoming school year. Find a lice re...

America's Only Indoor Ski Resort Opens at American Dream

Big SNOW is the only indoor, year-round ski resort in North America and opened at American Dream Mal...

Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park Opens on October 1

A Nickelodeon Universe theme park is opening at the American Dream mall on October 1. Here are the s...

A Drive-in Concert is Coming to Six Flags in October

Six Flags Great Adventure is hosting a live, drive-in concert called Together: a Live Drive-in Tour ...

A Sesame Street Podcast is Coming to Audible in October

A Sesame Street podcast is coming to Audible in October with episodes releasing every Tuesday and Th...

First Day of School Photo Contest - Win a Chromebook

Whether your kids are home schooling, learning remotely full time, or are following a blended learni...

Chelsea Market Reopens with Outdoor Dining and Shopping Experiences

Chelsea Market now offers outdoor dining on 15th and 16th Streets with socially distanced tables....

Krispy Kreme Times Square Flagship to Open Sept. 15

A Krispy Kreme store unlike any other is coming to Times Square Sept. 15, when the world’s largest H...

This is How NY Metro Area Businesses Are Keeping You Safe

Here's what the businesses in the New York metro area are doing to keep you and your family safe upo...

A Giant Gorilla Sculpture Arrives in Hudson Yards

King Nyani—the world's largest bronze gorilla sculpture—is unveiling in Hudson Yards on Aug. 24 and ...

Victorian Gardens at Wollman Rink Announces Potential Permanent Closure

Victorian Gardens at Wollman Rink in Central Park's operating season is coming to a close and it has...

Saved by the Bell Socially Distanced Pop-Up Comes to NYC

Saved by the Max, the pop-up carry out experience inspired by Save by the Bell, is open Aug. 20-Aug....

Six Flags Great Adventure Announces HALLOWFEST Coming This Fall

Tickets go on sale for Six Flags Great Adventure's newest event HALLOWFEST on Sept. 4 at 12pm....

13-Year-Old Cartoonist Creates Putnam County Fair Comic

Henry says he brought his pet ducks and chickens to the fair last year, so he was inspired to bring ...

The GIANT Room Reopens with New Installation

The GIANT Room NYC in Chelsea recently reopened for pandemic pods, gallery visits, free activities, ...

How New York State Schools will Plan for Reopening

Updated Aug. 7: Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State schools can reopen for in-person...

NewYork-Presbyterian Opens New Hospital for Women and Newborns

NewYork-Presbyterian's new hospital for women and newborns–the NewYork Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen ...

You Can Get Fresh, Hot Doughnuts at the Harlem Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme's newest NYC shop opened in Harlem on Aug. 4. The shop is the first city location to di...

A Sour Patch Kids Store is Opening in NYC

A Sour Patch Kids store is opening on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Greenwich Village. The menu will include a...

Yankee Stadium is Offering Free Virtual Tours

Yankee Stadium is now offering free virtual tours of some of Yankee Stadium's most iconic areas as w...

FAO Schwarz at Rockefeller Center Has Reopened

FAO Schwarz at Rockefeller Center reopened for customers with new hours, extra precautions, and soci...

Governor Cuomo Announces $94 Million NYS School Technology Upgrade

The $94 Million investment, as part of The Smart Schools Bond Act, will aim to improve school securi...

Lakeside at Prospect Park Reopens to the Public

Lakeside at Prospect Park officially reopens to the public on Saturday, Aug. 1 with modified hours f...

Summer Spaces Program to Provide Free Outdoor Kids Programming and Employment

The Fresh Air Fund’s Summer Space program is transforming city streets into outdoor play areas to gi...

This Travel Planner Helps Families Build Accessible Trips

The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30 this year and to celebrate, I Love NY has created the A...

LEGO Launches Campaign to Help Parents Teach Kids About Internet Safety

The LEGO Group launched a new initiative to help parents talk to their kids about online safety and ...

This New Podcast is Looking for Teens to Share Personal Stories

U Got This! is a podcast that aims to inform and support kids ages 9-13 by featuring the stories of ...

These are the Safety Precautions Six Flags Parks are Taking Upon Reopening

These are the safety precautions Six Flags Great Adventure is taking to keep you and your family saf...

Free Childcare to Be Offered to 100,000 NYC Students

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC plan to create 100,000 free day care slots for NYC children to be utili...

Governors Island Set to Reopen on July 15

Governors Island will reopen for the summer 2020 season on Wednesday, July 15 with limited access to...

Jones Beach State Park Opens New West Games Area

Jones Beach State Park now offers a mini-golf course, refurbished tennis and shuffleboard courts, co...

Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, and More to Reopen July 24

The Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and the New York Aquarium have announ...

Live Coronavirus Updates for Parents and Kids in the New York Metro Area

UPDATED DAILY: Live updates on coronavirus developments in the New York metro area, as well as tips ...

De Blasio Announces Summer Bridge Program to Keep Teens Productive This Summer

Summer Bridge is slated to begin in late July and offer approximately 35,000 NYC youths with career ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio Says NYC Schools will Not Fully Reopen in September

De Blasio says New York City schools will use a mix of in-person and remote learning indefinitely. ...

American Girl Releases Team USA Olympics Collection

American Girl's summer release includes a variety of products meant to empower young girls—including...

Where to Watch Nick News Race and Unity Special

You can watch Kids, Race and Unity: A Nick News Special on Nickelodeon's YouTube channel, Nick On De...

9 Universities Partner with Creatively to Showcase Creative 2020 Graduates

Creatively is partnering with 9 universities—including NYU, FIT, Parsons, and Pratt—to showcase the ...

This is How to Get Free Books for Kids

These 12 sites are offering free books, e-books, and magazines for kids to have fun reading at home ...

Read Brooklyn Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

Brooklyn Parent's summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun a...

Ridgewood Teenager Donates Feminine Products to 6 Area Food Pantries

Jamie Longo, a Brooklyn Technical High School sophomore, has collected and donated more than 225 bag...

Read Big Apple Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

Big Apple Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun ...

Read Long Island Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

Long Island Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fu...

Read Queens Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

Queens Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun as ...

Read Westchester Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

Westchester Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fu...

Read Rockland Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

Rockland Parent's Summer 2020 issue features everything you need to know to stay safe and have fun a...

Virtual Events for Kids in the New York Metro Area—And Farther Away

Updated June 26: These online events—from virtual concerts and art classes to story times and 4th o...

Baby Shark is Getting an Animated TV Series on Nickelodeon

Baby Shark from the viral YouTube video and song is getting its own animated TV series on Nickelodeo...

Governor Cuomo Announces Travel Advisory for People Coming to New York from High Risk States

Governors Cuomo, Murphy, and Lamont issued a travel advisory requiring travelers from high risk stat...

New York Rules Visitation is Now Allowed at Certified Residential Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

New Yorkers can now visit their loved ones living in certified residential facilities for individual...

Two Local Students Win National History Bee

Maisa S. from Brooklyn and Adie B. from River Vale are two of the 10 champions of Penguin Young Read...

American Girl Scrubs Outfit Sales Benefit First Responders Children's Foundation

American Girl will donate one doll craft activity book to the First Responders Children's Foundation...

LGBTQ+ Support and Community Centers for Families in the New York Area

Finding support and community can seem difficult for young people trying to figure out their identit...

Bike and Pedestrian Path Opens Along the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge

The 3.6-mile bike and pedestrian path along the Governor Mario M. Cuomo (once Tappan Zee) Bridge ope...

MoMath is Offering Free Online Programming this Summer

The National Museum of Mathematics is providing math-lovers of all ages engaging math programming on...

What's Happening at NY Metro Area Businesses Due to the Coronavirus

UPDATED May 8: With things changing every day due to the coronavirus, we'll be your source for what’...

How to Celebrate Father's Day While Social Distancing

Here are some gift ideas, activities, dinner ideas, and more for celebrating Father's Day in quarant...

Special Education Classes Can Be Held In-Person this Summer

Though remote learning in New York will continue with summer school, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced...

Where You Can Get Free Kids Meals in the NYC Area During Coronavirus

Updated June 17: Many restaurants and organizations in the New York area are stepping up to offer fr...

This is How Your Child Can Chat with Favorite Princesses and Superheroes

Set up a one-on-one Zoom call between your child and their favorite princesses, superheroes, movie c...

New York Public Library's Summer Reading Program is Virtual This Year

The New York Public Library (NYPL) Summer Reading Initiative has gone virtual this summer, and it ai...

Our Lady of the Hamptons' Eighth Grader Wins NYS Essay Contest

Winslow Ryan, an eighth grader at Our Lady of the Hamptons School, won NYCOM's fourth annual essay c...

Laurie Berkner is Performing a Livestream Concert on Father’s Day

Children’s musician Laurie Berkner has made families smile her entire career. Now, she is giving fam...

AMNH Launches Virtual Field Trips Amid Social Distancing

Updated May 29: The American Museum of Natural History launched Virtual Field Trips to maintain educ...

J.K. Rowling Publishes Her Unreleased Children's Book The Ickabog Online

J.K. Rowling is releasing one to three chapters of her unreleased children's book The Ickabog every ...

Celebrities are Livestreaming with Neuroscientists to Support Teen Mental Health

Adam Lambert, Rainn Wilson, Jameela Jamil, and more will join brain health and neuroscientists will ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Host its First Virtual Teens Take The Met!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking its Teens Take The Met! event virtual on Friday, May 29. Yo...

2020 Young Inventor Challenge Now Open to Kids Across the Country

The CHITAG Young Inventor Challenge is now open to kid inventors across the country. 2010-2011 winne...

New Edition of CNN and Sesame Street Coronavirus Town Hall Airs this Saturday

CNN is partnering with Sesame Street for a 60-minute, coronavirus special that focuses on answering ...

Three Local Teens Win the Palace Theater's Playwriting Award

Jeison Lenis Lopez (Stamford), Zaida Rio Polanco (White Plains) and Naomi Young (Mamaroneck) have be...

NYC Health Department Warns Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Is Possibly Linked to Coronavirus in Children

Kawasaki disease is categorized by persistent fever and is possibly linked to Coronavirus, according...

The NYC Department of Ed Announces Remote Summer School

The NYC department of Ed announced that summer school will be conducted via remote instruction this ...

Ridgewood Elementary Schooler Teams Up with Hungry Monk to Provide Food for Those Affected by Coronavirus

Jacob Altamirano, a fifth grader at P.S. 290Q in Ridgewood, partnered with Hungry Monk to provide fa...

What You Need to Know About the Opening of New York Beaches This Summer

Updated May 20: New York will open its beaches—including Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Park—for...

Drive-in Movie and Concert Festival is Coming to Yankee Stadium This Summer

Drive-in movies are a safe alternative to traditional movie theaters this summer. A drive-in movie a...

Six Flags Great Adventure's Drive-Through Safari to Open May 30

UPDATED May 20: Six Flags Great Adventure is opening its safari for a drive-through experience that ...

This is Why You Should Watch NYC Sanitation’s Cooking Show

To help New Yorkers avoid too much food waste, the NYC Department of Sanitation launched a Youtube c...

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo Will Make Bedtime Fun with Celebrity Guests

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo will premiere on HBO Max on May 27 and will feature celebrity guests...

Mattel's #ThankYouHeroes Campaign Supports Frontline Workers and Children's Foundation

UPDATED May 13: Mattel is honoring frontline workers with the Thank You Heroes collection of doctor,...

Sesame Street and Headspace for Kids Launch Meditation and Mindfulness Youtube Shorts

Headspace for Kids and Sesame Street teamed up to create animated shorts to teach mindfulness, medit...

One River School Launches Hero Project in Response to Coronavirus

One River School students in Larchmont are creating paintings of their heroes to be displayed in a v...

How to Watch the Disney Family Singalong Volumes I and II

UPDATED May 11: You can watch the Disney Family Singalong on Disney + and Volume II on abc.com, Hulu...

Free Covid-19 Tests are Available at Locations in Brooklyn and the Bronx

Free COVID-19 testing will be offered at locations in Brooklyn and the Bronx throughout various date...

New Harry Potter at Home Portal Brings Hogwarts to You

UPDATED May 7: J.K. Rowling launched the Harry Potter at Home portal, giving kids access to a free c...

Disney Now Makes Cloth Face Masks for Kids and Adults

Disney now makes reusable, cloth face masks for kids and adults with themes like Star Wars, Mickey a...

Governor Cuomo Announces New York Schools Will Remain Closed for the Remainder of the Year

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all New York schools will remain closed for the remainder of th...

NYC Public Schools are Dropping Traditional Grades for K-8 Students due to Coronavirus Closings

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that NYC public schools will be dropping traditional grades for stude...

LeBron James to Host Virtual High School Graduation for the Class of 2020

Lebron James is hosting a virtual graduation ceremony for the class of 2020. You can watch Graduate ...

The Front Steps Project Captures Brooklyn Families to Benefit Covid Relief Funds

Adina Lerner brought the Front Steps Project to Brooklyn to capture real life families in quarantine...

New York Botanical Garden Launches NYBG at Home Educational Hub

The New York Botanical Garden released NYBG at Home for Kids and Families, an online compilation of ...

Random House Children's Launches Magic Tree House Adventures Educational Activity Hub

The Magic Tree House series' new virtual program aims to educate kids on weekly themes through vide...

How to Navigate Coronavirus Hospitalization for Your Child with Special Needs

The Self-Advocacy Association of New York's new guidebook will help you understand your child with s...

Create Your Own Hamilton Song, Rap, or Poem with EduHam at Home

EduHam at Home is a free digital program that allows families to create their own songs, poems, and ...

Look Up Self-Reported Coronavirus Cases in Your Area with this Map

Facebook just created an interactive map that allows you to see self-reported coronavirus cases in e...

This Bay Ridge School is Producing Personal Protective Equipment to Donate to Healthcare Workers

Michal Ashkenazy, the science department chair at Fontbonne Hall Academy, an all-girls high school i...

Disney Parks Re-Launch Bedtime Hotline for Kids

From now through the end of the month, parents can call the Bedtime Hotline (877-7-MICKEY) so their ...

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