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Welcome to Blast Off!, the weekly newsletter of worthwhile happenings for New York City families, delivered to your inbox weekly. We strive to be a an informative, useful resource busy parents can trust. Don’t take our word for it. Here’s how one NYC dad describes Blast Off!:
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What’s in the weekly e-newsletter?
Blast Off! gets a NYT mention!
Check out the latest Culture Diary. n+1 publisher Mark Krotov details the cultural adventures he and his daughter share with some help from Blast Off! The piece has brought more attention (and subscribers) to the newsletter and our mission to be a trusted resource, exhausted parents can rely on.
January 17-19 Edition
A lot going on at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling this weekend, plus a Young People’s Concert Chorus in honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and $5 family film screening at MoMA, a winter nature walk in Fort Tryon Park + more. Details in the latest issue.
Know Your City: Ice Rinks
A PSA for New York City ice rinks and where to lace up your skates this winter. The newest among the bunch is the Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center in north Central Park that opened in November. Read more.
Know Your City: Atlantic for Kids
If you want spectacle, go see The Lion King. If you want your kids to experience the wonder of honest stories brought to life on stage, get tickets for Atlantic for Kids. Blast Off! spoke to artistic director Alison Beatty about the company’s newest production Elephant & Piggie‘s We Are in a Play. Read more.
January 10-12 Edition
Hello 2026! Don Quixote takes on the five boroughs this weekend at La MaMa Kids, Design Your Own Board Game at the Cooper Hewitt and more. Blast Off! is starting a new tier subscription for 2026 on Patreon. Details in the latest issue.
Giddy Up!
Look for Giddy Up! in each edition of Blast Off! for Patreon members. We give you a heads up on upcoming family events, performances and activities that typically sell out in advance — and how to access them.
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