Up for an adventure in your own backyard? Explore spaces and places — some well known, other hidden in plain sight — in New York 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, the youth theater arm of the Atlantic Theater Company. The company produces one full-scale production for young audiences during its Off Broadway season,…
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The 81st Street Studio at The Met
There’s a lot of rules adults sometimes have trouble following on the upper floors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Downstairs it’s a different story. The 81st Street Studio, which occupies 3,500-square feet in the Ruth and Harold D. Urus…
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Getting Kids Excited About STEM
It was a very fortunate turn of events for New York City families when three Stuyvesant High School students teamed up to share their passion for STEM with the greater community. Andrew Glick, Nisan Safanov and Veronika Gulko formed New…
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Kids in Charge at The Yard
Most junkyards say, “Keep Out.” The Yard, the adventure playground on Governors Island (which happens to look a lot like a junkyard), screams come right in. About 198 young people did just that last weekend when The Yard opened for the season.…
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Little Red Lighthouse
If you ever wanted to visit the famous lighthouse on the banks of the Hudson River under the George Washington Bridge, there a few times of the year you can do it. The annual Little Red Lighthouse Festival takes place…
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Pier 26: Hudson River Park
From the March 20, 2024 edition. There’s a new place to play and learn about the habitat of the Hudson River. The long awaited Science Playground at Pier 26 opened earlier this year at Hudson River Park in Tribeca. The 4,000-square-foot playground is…
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