DUMBO: A Hood Down Under 3024 4032 chachacha

DUMBO: A Hood Down Under

I have a great idea for Alec and Hilaria’s next family fun day.  Brooklyn!  Put on your most comfy kicks and start at the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge.  Now walk!  Over the East River and through the crowds.  Don’t knock it, it’s my favorite bridge in the universe.  Move to the side for…

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Long Beach, NY: Stoked For Fall 4032 3024 chachacha

Long Beach, NY: Stoked For Fall

Traffic’s lighter and the crowds are gone.  Just you and some tasty waves.  It’s October and the best time to be at the beach.  Say the surfers.  And me. Long Beach is the oft-forgotten suburban cousin of the Rockaways.  Not as hip, not as many arepa stands but dedicated surfers abound and the free street…

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Spotlight: Veera Hiranandani (Riverdale) 2048 2048 chachacha

Spotlight: Veera Hiranandani (Riverdale)

Need a great read for your tween?  Search no more.  Veera to the rescue!  I’m lucky to have met Veera through the very creative Westchester community where we live.  She’s a super talented, award-winning children’s book author.  Her latest “The Night Diary,” tells the story of 12 year old Nisha and her family’s difficult and…

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Murray Hill: An Afternoon in Nordic Nirvana 4032 3024 chachacha

Murray Hill: An Afternoon in Nordic Nirvana

Spoiler Alert.  My confessional is much tamer than Fleabag’s to Hot Priest in Season 2. I like Saabs, Marimekko and Lingonberries.  There I said it.  Whether you do or not, I know you will like Scandinavia House on Park between 37th and 38th.  You’ve probably walked by it a million times and never knew it…

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Hi I’m Christina. Just a chill mom whose career as a TV reporter covering fashion/food/entertainment/the arts has taken me through many great New York ‘hoods. I always want to know where to go, what to do – with the kids and without. It’s time to spread the word.

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