New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium Is Looking for Junior Rangers

New Jersey SEA LIFE Aquarium, which will be opening at American Dream in East Rutherford, NJ this sp...

Léman Preparatory School Hosts Panel on Student Mental Health

Léman Preparatory School brought its parents together for a panel on student mental health on Jan. 1...

Submit Art to Montefiore Nyack’s Contest for Its Pediatric Unit

Montefiore Nyack Hospital invites Rockland kids ages 5-18 to submit original artwork with a theme of...

INCLUDEnyc Fair Coming to Hotel Pennsylvania on Jan. 25

The INCLUDEnyc Fair is coming to Hotel Pennsylvania on Jan. 25 with more than 90 summer camps and af...

Submit Artwork to Bideawee Animal Shelter's Contest by Feb. 2

Bideawee, a leading animal shelter with locations in Manhattan, Wantagh, and Westhampton, just annou...

Send Your Crush a Creepy-Crawly Cockroach Valentine

Ah, cockroaches—some of the common pests that lurk around our homes and apartments and can even trig...

Professional Lice Removal Services in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens

UPDATED January 2020: Don't forget to get your child checked for head lice before the upcoming schoo...

American Kennel Club Launches Dog-Focused Math App for Kids

The American Kennel Club recently launched the AKC Math Agility App, which is designed to teach kids...

Where to Celebrate Black History Month in the New York Area

Celebrate and honor Black History Month this February by visiting one of these attractions in the Ne...

Fun Kid-Friendly Events for Families in Westchester County this Weekend

If you're like us, you love weekends because it's the time when you get to spend quality time with y...

The Best Family-Friendly Things to Do with Your Kids in Queens this Weekend

If you're like us, weekends are the best because you get to spend quality time with your kids, wheth...

Best Kid-Friendly Weekend Events for Families in Brooklyn

Weekends are the best because they're a chance to spend quality time with your kids, whether you are...

Fun Things To Do This Weekend with Kids in New York City

There’s a lot to do this weekend with your family, whether you're planning a day trip that's close t...

Duck Donuts Shop Opening in Mamaroneck on Jan. 11

A “duck-tastic” Duck Donuts shop will open in Mamaroneck on Saturday, Jan. 11, the first to open in ...

Jurassic World Live Tour Comes to Brooklyn in February

Jurassic World Live Tour, a thrilling, live experience that will excite all generations of dinosaur ...

MoMath Launches “MathPlay” Preschool Classes to Improve Early STEM Education

The National Museum of Mathematics launched MathPlay, new preschool classes designed to improve earl...

Mo Willems and More to Celebrity Guest Star in Big Apple Circus

Mo Willems, New York Times best-selling children's book author and illustrator, will kick off a mont...

‘Trolls Live!’ Is Coming to Madison Square Garden in June

Trolls Live! is coming to Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, Jun...

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...

American Girl and Hearing Loss Association of America Team Up to Raise Awareness of Hearing Loss

American Girl and Hearing Loss Association of America announced they are teaming up in honor of new ...

State Education Department Awards INCLUDEnyc $3M to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

The New York State Education Department awarded INCLUDEnyc, a nonprofit dedicated to helping kids wi...

Advantage Care Health Center in Freeport Expands Services

Advantage Care Health Center in Freeport is expanding to provide more services to residents of Long ...

Serendipity Art School in Flushing Integrates the Kindness Project into Curriculum

Last school year, Serendipity Art School in Flushing began experimenting with its own version of the...

Music Institute of Long Island Celebrates 30 Years with a Concert

The Music Institute of Long Island, a classical music school located in Manhasset, is celebrating it...

Parent and Child NYC to Add Classes for Children 5 and Younger

Parent and Child NYC is adding new classes for children ages 5 and younger, slated to begin in Janua...

Literacy and Mentoring Organization Launches Writing Initiative

The Know, a literacy and mentoring organization that has developed a network of schools across the U...

High School Students Can Volunteer at Mathnasium Math Nights

As of this September, high school students can volunteer to help run stations at Mathnasium Math Nig...

Students Learn Through Experience at The Calhoun School

The Calhoun School was founded in 1896 by Laura Jacobi, an early progressive committed to women’s ri...

Music Together With Music and Me Revamps Early Education Curriculum

The fall, Music Together with Music and Me introduced Music Together In School Songbooks an CDs to s...

Mobile Gym Brings Fitness to Individuals of All Abilities

This fall, personal trainer Janet Perry opened Weight For It Fitness, a mobile gym created to accomm...

The Admissions Angle Offers Mentorship and College Application Services

The Admissions Angle prepares students for college admissions by advising on class selection, extrac...

BCI Reports Now Offers Background Checks to Families Hiring Nannies

BCI Reports has been in the business of background checks and private investigation for the past fiv...

Mall in Elmhurst Adds to Holiday Experience

With the holiday season in full swing, Queens Center is bringing families of all kinds more Christma...

UFC Mamaroneck Expands Space and Kids' Offerings

Dean Bellantoni, the owner of UFC Gym Mamaroneck, decided to expand the gym’s space and offerings fo...

New York French American Charter School in Harlem Expands Offerings

At the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year, the New York French American Charter School added gra...

Urban Air Indoor Adventure Park Opens in Lake Grove

Dave Wolmetz and Keith Handler have known each other for decades, but just dreamed up Urban Air Tram...

Web App Helps Kids with Special Needs Connect and Make Friends

Making Authentic Friendships is a new web app that helps kids and adults with special needs connect ...

What’s Open in NYC on Christmas Day

Christmas day is a wonderful time to explore the attractions of the New York City area. While some p...

Play and Event Space Opens in Plainview

Social Play Haus, a 5,000-square-foot play and event space for parents and kids, opened in Plainview...

Portfolio School in Tribeca to Add Seventh Grade

Portfolio School, which moved to a newly renovated location in September, plans to add seventh grade...

Occupational Therapist in Rye Ridge Expands Sensory Gym

The Therapy Nest, an occupational therapy provider in Rye Ridge, doubled the size of its sensory gym...

Nail Salon With Supervised Playroom Opens in Flushing

Moms of young children know: Life can get crazy and overwhelming and sometimes its impossible to rem...

Sweet Charlie's Mamaroneck Moves to Harvest Market

In August, Sweet Charlie's Mamaroneck moved to a new location in the burgeoning Harvest Market food ...

The Cathedral School Launches Technology Program, Welcomes Head of School

The Cathedral School on the Upper East Side started a technology program this school year which uses...

Sky Village NYC Partners with Bareburger

Sky Village NYC, a children's painting center in Astoria, partnered with Bareburger in September to ...

Amy Rosen Cooking By Design Offers Bar Mitzvah Entertainment and Family Cooking Lessons

Amy Rosen Cooking By Design, an at-home cooking lesson service and cooking birthday party provider, ...

Treebath Forest Therapy Program Opens Jersey City Location

Treebath offers kids after school programs in Brooklyn Bridge Park, The Battery, Central Park, Fores...

Kids' Gymnastics Facility Opens in Prospect Lefferts Gardens

It’s been four years since Brooklyn native Mina Marsow brought Prospect Gymnastics to the local comm...

Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids' Activities & Programs in Manhattan

We asked some of our Manhattan partners to provide the most Instagram-worthy photos of the activitie...

Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids' Activities & Programs in Westchester

We asked some of our Westchester County partners to provide photos of the activities that go on in t...

Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids' Activities & Programs in Queens

We asked some of our Queens partners to provide photos of the activities that go on in their walls. ...

Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids' Activities & Programs in Brooklyn

We asked some of our Brooklyn partners to provide photos of the activities that go on in their walls...

Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids' Activities & Programs on Long Island

We asked some of our Long Island partners to provide photos of the activities that go on in their wa...

Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids' Activities & Programs in Rockland

We asked some of our Rockland and Bergen county partners to provide photos of the activities that go...

Golden Harvest Pantry Holding a Holiday Market Fundraiser on December 14

Golden Harvest Food Pantry and the Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation (NEBHDCo) will...

TradeZero America Launches Coding Program for Brooklyn Students

TradeZero America, a Brooklyn-based online broker dealer headquartered in Industry City, has launche...

This Year's Most Beautiful Holiday Windows in New York City

Every holiday season, the largest department stores in Manhattan unveil lavish holiday window displa...

6 NYC Staycations Your Family Will Love

‘Tis the season to stay in town! That’s because New York City has some of the best staycation option...

Academy of Holy Angels Names 2020 HOBY Representative Students

Katherine Day, Brooke Hess, and Ria Jani were chosen to represent the Academy of the Holy Angels at ...

NYC Will Host First-Ever National Student Entrepreneurs Summit This April

The first-ever National Student Entrepreneurs Summit will be held on April 18, 2020 at the Colden Ce...

MAD Donut Shop and Mrs. Claus Storytimes Now Open at The Westchester

The White Plains-based doughnut shop MAD Donuts will open in The Westchester on Nov. 23. The doughnu...

9 Unique Ways Your Kid Can Earn Scholarships for College

For many parents, nothing is more important than ensuring their kids receive a college education. Bu...

16-Year-Old Charles Kolin Spearheads Initiative to Get Unity Day Recognized by Congress

Charles Kolin, a junior at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT, has overcome bullying to spearhead ...

747 Sensory-Friendly 'Santa Cares' Events Happening Across the Country This Season

This year, Autism Speaks and Cherry Hill Programs have partnered to offer 747 sensory-friendly “Sant...

Thanksgiving Activities for Kids In Westchester and Rockland

Thanksgiving is all about spending time with loved ones and making memories and traditions that will...

Thanksgiving Activities for Kids on Long Island

Thanksgiving is all about spending time with loved ones and making memories and traditions that will...

Thanksgiving Activities for Kids in New York City

Thanksgiving is all about spending time with loved ones and making memories and traditions that will...

Red Panda Cubs Make Their Debut at the Prospect Park Zoo

Two male red panda cubs are soon to make their public debut at Prospect Park Zoo! They were born ove...

Macy's Announced Lineup and What's New for the 93rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy’s recently announced the official lineup of the 93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, inc...

The Bloomingdale's Flagship Holiday Exhibit is ‘Out of This World’

This year’s Bloomingdales “Out of This World” holiday campaign is inspired by the 50th anniversary o...

Walt Whitman Shops Unveils New “Santa Set” for Families This Holiday Season

Walt Whitman Shops has revealed that a brand-new Santa Set display will be part of this year’s holid...

Bowlero Bowling Alley Comes to Mineola

The AMF Sheridan Lanes bowling alley in Mineola has been transformed into Bowlero Mineola, Long Isla...

Head to Empire Outlets for Family Programming Throughout the Holiday Season

Empire Outlets in Staten Island, when fully complete, will contain 340,000 square feet of shopping p...

New STEAM-Focused Preschool Center Will Open in Corona in Fall 2021

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson, and Schools Chancellor Richard Carra...

3 Important Ways Vaping Impacts Your Kid’s Health

Vaping has exploded in the teenage population around the country. Although these products were origi...

Andersons Larchmont Launches 'Holiday Wish List' Program

Holiday shopping can be time consuming, stressful, and tedious–not to mention expensive. This year, ...

New Baking Studio and Party Space Opens in Gowanus

Baking enthusiasts, grab your aprons! Plum & Honey, a new culinary studio and event space, is now op...

Local Moms Launch D.I.Y. Slime Shop in Larchmont

Stacey Sarver and Nicole Fiftal of Mamaroneck and Larchmont–two moms who know that kids love slime, ...

How to Fully Secure Your Home This Holiday Season

With the holidays just around the corner, apartment doormats and front stoops will soon be stacked w...

New Data Shows Kids Are Struggling with Reading—How You Can Help

If your child is having a hard time learning to read or you’re worried she might fall behind, the Na...

Kids Can See Broadway Shows for Free on February 25, 2020

The Broadway League announced that kids will be able to see Broadway shows for free during a Kids’ N...

Why Your Teenager Is Driving You Crazy

You probably know that some bad behavior often comes with having a teenager–whether it’s making choi...

Do You Need a Special Education Attorney?

You know when your child with special needs isn’t receiving the education that is right for him. May...

Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School Appoints New President

On Sept. 3, Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, a Catholic high school administered by the Brot...

Why Are Parents Still Refusing to Vaccinate?

New York City's biggest measles outbreak in almost 30 years ended in September, according to Health ...

The Winter Village at Bryant Park Opens Oct. 31

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park, home to holiday shops, an ice rink, a bar and food ha...

One Manhattan Teacher Will Win a $100,000 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence

The FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence launched on Oct. 23 and will recognize and celebrate one extr...

Wegmans Opens In New York City On Oct. 27

Wegmans, the grocery store with a fan club, is slated to open on Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn on Oct....

Groups Launch #SaveCDPA Coalition to Preserve Program for New Yorkers with Special Needs

More than a dozen New York organizations committed to preserving the Consumer Directed Personal Assi...

NYC’s Largest Food Drive Is Now Accepting Donations for the Holidays

Right now 1.2 million New Yorkers are struggling with food insecurity, and this will continue throug...

Westchester Children’s Museum Unveils New Interactive Gift Shop

The Westchester Children’s Museum has partnered with toy company Melissa & Doug to unveil a new inte...

Sandbox Playground and Sandbox, Powered by Related Kids’ Makerspaces Now Open in Chelsea

The Zaha Hadid Building at 520 W. 28th St. in Chelsea unveiled Sandbox Playground, a “STEAM-focused ...

3 Ways to Get Involved in Hindi’s Libraries and Give Back Through Books

Shortly after Hindi Kanarfogel passed away from complications of Crohn’s disease last year, her husb...

You Can Now Nominate Your Kids’ Teachers for the Big Apple Awards

Nominations for the eighth annual Big Apple Awards are now open, says New York City Schools Chancell...

The NYPD Shares How to Keep Your Kids Safe on Halloween

The New York City Police Department wants to remind you that Halloween is one of the most enjoyable ...

Your Child’s American Girl Doll Can Receive Check-Ups at the American Girl Place in NYC

At the new American Girl Doll Hospitals in New York City and Chicago, kids can bring their dolls in ...

Stony Brook University's New Children's Hospital Is Complete

Stony Brook University celebrated the opening of the new Stony Brook Children’s Hospital on October ...

NYC Advocates Demand ‘Immediate Action’ to Overhaul Special Education Complaint System

This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learnin...

Smile More Dentistry Provided Free Dental Care to Residents of Bergenfield NJ on October 8

Drs. Mariliza LaCap and Darren Tong hosted their annual Day of Free Dentistry event on October 8, pr...

WeWork’s Private School in NYC Will Close After This School Year

HuffPost reports that WeGrow, WeWork’s private Manhattan school for kids ages 3-9 that opened in 201...

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