If you're tired of your kids climbing the walls inside the apartment, we've got some good news: The Cliffs at Harlem is now open, bringing with it the city's largest bouldering gym, conveniently housed in a historic building smack dab in the middle of 125th Street.

The Cliffs at Harlem is the newest addition to The Cliffs' family, which already includes locations in Long Island City, Gowanus, and the seasonal outdoor bouldering wall in Brooklyn Bridge Park, plus locations in Westchester and Philadelphia.

Read on for our review of NYC's newest—and largest—kid-friendly rock climbing gym.

If you're craving IRL performances, we've got some good news: Lincoln Center has announced it's turning its sprawling campus into a giant outdoor performing arts center to help revive New York City's arts economy. The programming series, named Restart Stages, launches on Wednesday, April 7.

All told, 10 outdoor venues will be installed—including one dedicated to kid-friendly programming and activities—bringing world-class talent into the great outdoors with safe, welcoming venues for artists and the public alike.

Read on for more details on this exciting public arts installation, and bookmark our Event Calendar for details on performance dates once they're released.

You might have seen Starry Night at MoMA or surrounded yourself with a number of original Van Goghs in one of The Met's famed galleries, but you've never seen the artist's works like this.

A brand new Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit is heading to New York this June, but you'll have to act fast if you want tickets. The presale site is live, and if its other stops are any indication, they're sure to sell out fast as has happened in Paris and Toronto; it's been the hardest ticket to come by in Chicago, San Francisco, and LA, prompting months-long extensions.

Here’s everything we know about this hot new art pop-up, and why we can’t wait to Gogh.

New York City may be home to 14 miles of beaches, but none of those sandy shores exist in Manhattan. That's all about to change, though. The Gansevoort Peninsula is set to open in Spring 2023, bringing with it Manhattan's first public beach, so get those sand toys ready. 

Construction on the Gansevoort Peninsula is set to begin this spring. It's the latest redevelopment project from the Hudson River Trust, and when completed, will join the recently opened Pier 26, which debuted last fall, and Little Island, one of our most anticipated openings of 2021, in reshaping Manhattan's west side landscape.

Read on for more details and renderings of the spectacular—and sandy—new park.

With Midwinter Break upon us, we've found the perfect excuse to blow bedtime: Strike out after dark for a Lower Manhattan art crawl where you can see Electric Dandelions, Talking Heads, and more fun public art sure to brighten these long winter nights.

So bundle up and hit the cobblestoned streets for a safe night on the town. From South Street to Wall Street, here are seven pieces of outdoor public art to see downtown right now.

Of course, we've got plenty more ideas to entertain your crew this school break week (30 to be precise!), plus this giant list of what's open now in NYC for families.

New Yorkers have ridden the roller coaster of the pandemic figuratively—and virtually—for nearly a year. Some of our favorite spots have closed and opened, only to close again. So, what's open now in NYC for kids? A lot, really.

We've done our best to pull together this list of family-friendly destinations in New York City that are open now. Our favorite parks and playgrounds, most of the city's top-notch kid-friendly museums, and destination-worthy tourist attractions, like the Statue of Liberty, have all reopened and are ready to welcome you and your brood—with safety top of mind.

So, read on for what's open now in NYC and bookmark this post, as we'll keep it up to date as we learn of new reopenings.

Books have long been a key to happiness for me, and I've rarely said no to adding another tome to our collection when my kids have asked. A good book can transport you to another time and place and help you see the world through another's eyes—and it's that point that brings together this list of 30+ children's books to celebrate Black History Month.

To offer you a glimpse into my world, I'm a white mother, married to a Black man, raising three Black kids in the middle of Harlem. Many of the children's books on this list are in our own personal library, well-loved and worn from years of reading. Others are on the list because we're not quite ready for the tough topics they cover, and a few are aspirational picks we have yet to add.

New York City's public middle school students who have opted for hybrid learning can return to school on Thursday, February 25, the city announced Monday.

Middle school students have been learning remotely since Mayor Bill de Blasio shuttered all schools on November  19, 2020. Early education, elementary, and District 75 students returned to school two weeks later, but older students have been learning from home. No return date for high schoolers has been set.