Before we take a brief spring break (I’ll be posting again on Tuesday, April 2nd, and will tweet in the meantime), I want to tell you about a new online shop called Brooklyn Makers. Simply put, I love it. Launched … Continue reading
Surprisingly, I have never shopped at international clothing retailer Uniqlo before, though I’ve seen the outside of its flagship store on Fifth Avenue. Have you? But the company contacted me to let me know about the opening of its second … Continue reading
Eighteen years of living in Manhattan, and I finally took my first pedicab ride this past Friday, along with 9 1/2 year old R. We loved it. Thanks for the great ride, Jayson Gladstone.
One of the companies I learned about from Toy Fair 2003 is Urban Canvas, a new green toy company launched by Maria Chee, a NYC mom and art educator. Frustrated by the lack of open-ended “sculptural” craft kits for kids, … Continue reading
The kids and I just crossed something off our our NYC bucket list–attending a performance of the Gazillion Bubble Show. This off-Broadway show, which has been featured everywhere from “The View” to “The Today Show” is billed as a “unbubblievable … Continue reading
Like many New Yorkers, I have been thinking a lot about our late mayor, “Hizzoner” Ed Koch, who died last week. As a child who grew up in and around New York City in the late 1970s & early 1980s, … Continue reading
Please follow me on Twitter tomorrow as I live-tweet from the New York International Gift Fair, one of the world’s most prestigious trade shows featuring products from 2,800 companies across the home, lifestyle, and gift categories. Thirty-five thousand people attend the … Continue reading
Many thanks to my mom’s best childhood friend, our “Aunt Linda”, for recently surprising my kids with these Mets personalized jerseys from MLB.com. This amazing gift features the official Mets logo on front, plus your child’s name and a special … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This post was first published in December 2011. I have to tell you about another amazing NYC event I attended recently–a party at FAO Schwarz to kick-off the holiday launch of Mastercard’s “Priceless New York” campaign. Perhaps you … Continue reading
Another trendy kids’ boutique, West Village Kids, is shuttering its doors and this means big savings for you (see end of post for 40% off coupon code). If you like high-end brands like Desigual, Little Marc Jacobs, and Mini Shatsu, … Continue reading
