Ah, Rockefeller Center. For most visitors to New York City it is the place where the famous Rockefeller Christmas Tree stands ever year. It is also the location of the famous and beautiful ice skating rink. For most New Yorkers, if not a place of work, it is a place to avoid because of the crowds and the prices. But I love Rockefeller Center because of the amazing art that can be see[...]
Today is the day the French celebrate Bastille Day, commemorating the storming of the Bastille, which took place on this day in 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The celebrations started a few days ago and continue still. Today's celebrations include eating cake with Marie Antoinette at Park Avenue Bistro, a French Bistro located on Park Avenue between 26th and 27t[...]
Many times when visitors think of "Great New York City Parks" they think about Central Park. And of Central Park is pretty great, amazing even, but it's not the only park in New York to be so. I have written about Riverside Park, but not so much about Prospect Park, in Brooklyn. And though in this adventure, my family and I only visited a small segment of park, this small segment w[...]
A Summer day in the life of a NYCity Mama.[...]
Though there is always an endless list of things to do in New York City that are fun and family-friendly, every once in awhile NYCity Mama likes to venture out and take advantage of the wonderful things often found in her neighboring communities. So, just like she had done months before, Mama and her family ventured out to Jersey City to revisit the Liberty Science Center. The cool thing[...]
After having spent a day having fun with the boys at the zoo and park, my husband and I went home and started making plans for a date night. Date nights don't come around too often for us. With as many kids as we have it can become an expensive venture, and not having a lot family nearby to call on for help makes getting away just that much harder. But we lucked out, found a great sitter t[...]
Sun. Finally. After weeks of rain and cloudiness the sun was out, bright and warm for everyone to enjoy, with no imminent threat of rain in the forecast. I had been itching to try a new beach, and wanted to head to Staten Island for the occasion. So I consulted my friend, and a person who is in the know about anything and everything relating to Staten Island especially, Melissa. Melissa[...]
It is not often that NYCity Mama finds herself walking around the streets of NYC at night with the kids in tow. But on this one beautiful evening she was happy to have been in the heart of Times Square. Her boys love it there. And believe it or not, when she feels a bit conflicted about her being here (for all the reasons a New Yorker with as many kids as she has would feel conflicte[...]
It's been raining a lot in NYC for the past couple of weeks. This has caused me to get somewhat creative in the things I do with the boys do during the day. Luckily there is always something going on at the different public libraries throughout the city. I tend to venture to other neighborhoods just for a change in scenery, at times the just go to the bookstore, or museums. But w[...]
It was Father's Day and because of a tight deadline he was on, the only thing my husband wanted to do was get some work done. It was rainy on and off (mostly on) and it seemed like the lazy Sunday would be spent inside. But with the boys getting louder and cabin fever starting to set in, I decided to take them for a nice long walk. Not too far from where we live, but unbeknownst to man[...]
