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Play Is Serious Business at New York's Ultimate Block Party

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Get your play on! Ultimate Block Party attracts 30,000 to New York's Central Park.

SpongeBob Debuts at Madame Tussauds

In honor of his 10th Anniversary, SpongeBob SquarePants will be immortalized at the famed Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York City, becoming the first cartoon character to receive a statue made entirely out of wax.
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I'm Thankful for My Children - But Not the Way You Might Think

Thanksgiving is such an odd holiday. It is the only time of year when we're generally asked to pause and take stock of what matters to us most. Generally, what matters most is family, friends, a roof over our heads and food to eat. This year we're ...

SATC's Cynthia Nixon protests NYC school budget cuts

Forget sex and the city, how about a protest in the city? Cynthia Nixon, who plays Miranda Hobbes in the blockbuster hit Sex and the City, is using her voice and her celebrity power to draw attention to the upcoming cuts to the NYC school budgets. ...

Helicopter parents vs. free range kids

When I was 11, I had a summer job. Five days a week, I rode my 10-speed two miles into town and babysat three kids. The oldest was 10, furious that her babysitter was only a year older than her. The youngest was only one. I can't even imagine leaving ...

Postpartum supplies for mommy

Ah, this article from PopSugar's LilSugar reminded me of both days gone by and those yet to come: Postpartum madness. I say madness because, like the author of said blog, no matter how prepared you think you are for mommyhood, you always forget ...

Wax on, wax off

So the other day I went out on a limb and got a Brazilian. Pre-baby I used to try to get to the spa every month or so to get that taken care of. Then during the pregnancy I gave up after a few tries. It was too painful (skin can becomes more ...

2008: Year of the positive resolution!

The other day, I think it was in a magazine, I read something about resolutions that stuck with me. They tend to be negative--lose weight, stop smoking, lay off the cupcakes and booze, that kind of thing. Rarely do they direct us to love, enjoy or ...

All in a name?

Recently the NYC Department of Health and Hygiene released its top ten girls and boys names for 2006. Michael was the top name for boys and Ashley held the top spot for girls. I like reading about trends in naming, and especially enjoyed reading ...

Have all your friends moved away?

I've been trying to leave New York for years. I love living here, but it can be so hard. Now that I have a baby, things are so much better and yet so much harder. Many couples I know have made the bold move out of New York. They've returned to ...

When testosterone takes over the house

A few years back a friend of mine was pregnant and knew it was a boy. This, to her, was sort of a relief. Although at the time she hadn't said anything to anyone about it, she had wanted a boy. When I asked her why she wanted a boy over a girl ...

New York wants to ban baby bottles

New York City is making a bold move when it comes to formula versus breastfeeding, health officials have decided to take a stance and ban the bottle. New parents will no longer leave the hospital with freebie samples of formula and eleven NYC ...

NYC real estate

Well, it's official. I will NEVER own real estate in my neighborhood. Unless we hit the lotto anytime soon, which is basically never going to happen, I will eventually be pushed out of my neighborhood and deep into the heart of Brooklyn. This ...

Ex-girlfriend sighting!!!

So an interesting thing happened the other day. I was with my husband and the baby on one of those rare occasions where he joins me for coffee at a local Starbucks in the morning before going to work. Normally we separate at the subway and the baby ...

Have baby: Will travel...home at last

Yesterday evening, after seemingly endless miles of beautiful Pennsylvania scenery, we hit our beloved Brooklyn, NYC. We completed our first road trip as a family. Of course, first we hit major traffic going over the George Washington Bridge, ...

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