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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...

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

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

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American Girl Releases Team USA Olympics Collection

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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...

Where to Watch Nick News Race and Unity Special

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9 Universities Partner with Creatively to Showcase Creative 2020 Graduates

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Read Brooklyn Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

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Ridgewood Teenager Donates Feminine Products to 6 Area Food Pantries

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Read Manhattan Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

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Read Long Island Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

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

Read Queens Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

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

Read Westchester Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

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

Read Rockland Parent's Summer Fun Issue Today!

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

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...

Six Flags Great Adventure to Open on July 3

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

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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...

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

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

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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

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How to Celebrate Father's Day While Social Distancing

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Special Education Classes Can Be Held In-Person this Summer

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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

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

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

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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

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Celebrities are Livestreaming with Neuroscientists to Support Teen Mental Health

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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Disney Now Makes Cloth Face Masks for Kids and Adults

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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

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

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How to Navigate Coronavirus Hospitalization for Your Child with Special Needs

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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 ...

Students Who Pass Regents Class Won't Need the Exam to Graduate

In response to the statewide closures of schools to stop the spread of COVID-19, the New York State ...

Kids Can Provide Relief to Long Island Hospitals Through Operation Get Well

Paula Rosenthal launched Operation Get Well this week to provide get-well-soon cards to patients at ...

College Board Announces Changes to SAT and AP Exams Due to Coronavirus

Due to school closures and public health guidelines during the coronavirus outbreak, today the Colle...

Here’s How Proposed Medicaid Cuts Will Affect Your Child with Special Needs

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team II has proposed $2.5 billion in cuts to the state’s M...

LEGOLAND New York Resort Opening Postponed Due to COVID-19

Originally slated for July 4 2020, LEGOLAND New York Resort's opening has been postponed to 2021 in ...

Earn Girl Scouts Badges From Home with Free Activities in STEM, Creative Arts, and More

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) launched Girl Scouts at Home, a national online platform where famili...

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

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Sesame Workshop Expands Initiative to Help Parents and Children with Coronavirus Anxiety

In March, Sesame Workshop unveiled its Caring for Each Other Initiative, and has built upon it to in...

This is How Parents Can Combat Stress During Quarantine

Here are 10 ways parents can reduce stress during quarantine and stay sane, including me time for mo...

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Here are four ways technology and your smartphone can help prevent your kids from getting sick—and h...

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NYC Parents Can Fill Out the Remote Learning Device Request Form Now

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced New York City will move towar...

20 Restaurant Chains That Are Offering Free Delivery

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How to Access Free Nickelodeon Resources About Social Distancing, Wellness, and More

Nickelodeon's new #KidsTogether initiative shares short-form videos, interstitials, downloadable act...

Spectrum is Offering Free Broadband and WiFi for 60 Days

Now more than ever, with so many American families transitioning to online schooling and remote work...

How to Find a Babysitter or Nanny Right Now

With more than 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the New York metro area and many schools closin...

Trolls World Tour Launching at LEGO Discovery Center Westchester Until May 3

With all the news swirling about the coronavirus’s impact on New York, we could all use a little goo...

Things to Do with Kids in Queens this Weekend

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Things to Do with Kids in Brooklyn this Weekend

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As Special Education Complaints Pile Up, NY Seeks More Presiding Officers But Gets Pushback

To ease a massive backlog of special education complaints in New York City, state officials on Monda...

The Most Colorful Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History Opens on Monday

The American Museum of Natural History's newest exhibit The Nature of Color, opens on Monday, March ...

MoMathlon Fosters Enthusiasm in NYC Middle Schoolers

Museum of Mathematics math tournaments are happening all over New York City this week for middle sch...

5 NYC Teens Honored During 92Y's Teen Arts Week

Five teenagers from across New York City's boroughs were honored for their artistic contributions to...

What's Happening in the NY Metro Area This Month?

The businesses you and your family care about are always doing something new, whether it is a new cl...

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Great Neck Sisters Found Charity to Provide People in Need with Essentials

Rebecca and Danielle Apfelbaum, two middle school students from Great Neck, launched Givers of the W...

Universal Summer Youth Programs Could Make Camp Free for All NYC Kids

Two New York City Council members introduced legislation that could make free summer camp a possibil...

Mayor de Blasio Expands 3-K for All Program Ahead of Schedule

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced that 3-K for All will expand ...

Academy of Holy Angels Students Recognized in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

Isabella Dail of Saddle River, Natasha Dhanrajani of Bardonia, and Gian Lee of Englewood Cliffs, thr...

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