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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.New York City Fire MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 278 Spring Street, New York, NY The odds are that, at some point, one of your kids will find fire extremely interesting. Before that day comes (and in addition to the "don't play with matches" speech), hustle them down to the Fir...
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Bank Street BookstoreParent rating: ![]() Location: 2879 Broadway, New York, NY Owned and operated by Bank Street College of Education, Bank Street Bookstore offers an extensive array of books for children, parents, and teachers. Referrals are available by ... |
Atlantic Theater CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 336 West 20th Street, New York, NY This intimate 160 seat theater is home to the Atlantic Theatre Company, founded in 1983 by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy. The theater is located in a renovated parish house i...
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Vital Theatre CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 2162 Broadway, New York, NY The Vital Theatre Company presents original musicals, acted by adults for kids, on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 1pm, September through May. Special holiday performances, shows with sign la...
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Kids 'N Comedy (at Gotham Comedy Club)Parent rating: ![]() Location: 208 West 23rd Street, New York, NY Perhaps your child feels that it's time to move his or her act beyond the dinner table and on to a live audience. If that is, indeed, the case, ("Take my carrots, Peas!"), sign young Lucy or Em...
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Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of MusicParent rating: ![]() Location: 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Founded in 1897, the Brooklyn/Queens Conservatory of Music has been serving the New York musical community for over a century. The Conservatory has the distinction of being one of the oldest an...
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Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)Parent rating: ![]() Location: 421 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Artsy Class in Brooklyn for Little Kids, BAX, as it's fondly known by many enthusiasts, is a not-for-profit mul...
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Broadway TheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: 1681 Broadway, New York, NY Opened in 1924, the huge 1761-seat Broadway Theatre is wheelchair accessible and air-conditioned. |
Rockefeller Center and Top of the RockParent rating: ![]() Location: 49th Street & 5th Avenue, New York, NY Home to the famous ice skating rink a...
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Abrons Arts Center/Henry Street SettlementParent rating: ![]() Location: 466 Grand Street, New York, NY The Abrons Arts Center houses three off-Broadway theatres. The largest, the Harry De Jur, has its own lobby, fixed theatre seats on a rise, a large, deep stage, and good visibility. The mid-siz...
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Staten Island ZooParent rating: ![]() Location: 614 Broadway, Staten Island, NY This small, mostly indoor, zoo, has a lot to recommend it, and it's a terrific place to commune with the animals. The Zoo's African Savannah houses animals native to the vast grassland... |
Goddard Riverside Community CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 593 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY Goddard Riverside, the merger of two century-old settlement houses, today serves thousands of people with programs from early childhood education, afterschool activities, and college access, to...
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The Children's Theatre CompanyParent rating: ![]() Location: 53 East 11th Street, New York, NY Producing theatre "by children for grown-ups," CTC rehearsals lead to performances both in its own theatre and at various conferences, as invited. During the weekly four hour rehearsal, each ag...
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Queens Theatre in the ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY Queens Theatre in the Park provides performing arts in a lovely venue, with an imaginative season that includes family-friendly and child-specific shows in addition to adult fare. The v... |
Queens Museum of ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City Building, Flushing, NY |








