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Thanks Kens, great idea.
I just checked out the Bklyn Public Library site for stuff. While they have lots for kids, most are during the weekdays. They do have story time, movies and craft making on certain Saturdays at the Main Branch, just not tomorrow and it’s for kids 3-5 years. If anyone else has kids, that might be cool.
Late to (and inconsistently part of) the open thread as usual, but wanted to say I am so sorry to hear about MM’s dad. He sounds like he was a hell of a man and father, and a real inspiration. Please pass on my heartfelt condolences.
it’s in Astoria/Long Island City.
kids under 8 are free and everyone else is 7 bucks per person.
it’s indoors
there’s alot of cool things for kids to gawk at like a Star Wars toy collection and Richard Gere’s pants from American Gigilo.
there’s a miniature 1920’s style Egyptian themed kids movie theatre that shows animated short films from Pixar (screenings may have changed, last visit was Dec.)
there’s a hands on workshop upstairs where you can put yourself in a variety of movie scenes and a really cool three dimensional strobe lit stop animation thing which must be seen to be believed. My kid had to pull me away from it after staring at it for 10 minutes.
it’s under re-construction so the larger, more serious movie screens are closed, but those are more for the adult Kurasawa festival lovers than for the kids.
there’s also a pizza uno down the block and an applebees.
“Condos. No inventory of single family homes was built to speak of in NYC.”
Wrong, denton. Restorations/renovations. Like building homes within shells. Watch the accompanying video and recall 6 months later threads – shadow inventory. People taking their homes off the market (and banks postponing foreclosures) in hopes of a turnaround that isn’t.
Besides, when have prices of singles and multi’s ever remained constant while those of condos/coops collapsed? Never. For example, UWS apartment sales fund Brooklyn brownstone sales. They’re interconnected through the trade-up model.
ET, if they are wrapped up well they will be fine – kids are pretty sturdy creatures. I would just take them on a mad long walk and take in some sights.
If you MUST be indoors, how about a trip to FAO Schwarz? Cheap to get in (may be expensive to get out though).
you’d be surprised what insurance costs in florida….
and taxes aren’t as cheap as you think.
Add up your monthlies — and compare to renting for as many weeks a years that apt to use.
Thanks chicken. BUT what part of INDOORS PREFERRED didn’t you understand?!?!?!? Damn, foreigners.
It’s going to be a high of 27 degrees tomorrow. Altho, 3 of the kids are of Canadian Stock, I don’t want to be responsible if they get sick from being outdoors too long.
Plus, they don’t have skates so it’ll cost a lot to go ice skating with that many people.
aaaarrggghh…I’m searching like mad for cheap things to do with kids. Nothing so far.
Thanks Kens, great idea.
I just checked out the Bklyn Public Library site for stuff. While they have lots for kids, most are during the weekdays. They do have story time, movies and craft making on certain Saturdays at the Main Branch, just not tomorrow and it’s for kids 3-5 years. If anyone else has kids, that might be cool.
Late to (and inconsistently part of) the open thread as usual, but wanted to say I am so sorry to hear about MM’s dad. He sounds like he was a hell of a man and father, and a real inspiration. Please pass on my heartfelt condolences.
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The Museum of the Moving Image
it’s in Astoria/Long Island City.
kids under 8 are free and everyone else is 7 bucks per person.
it’s indoors
there’s alot of cool things for kids to gawk at like a Star Wars toy collection and Richard Gere’s pants from American Gigilo.
there’s a miniature 1920’s style Egyptian themed kids movie theatre that shows animated short films from Pixar (screenings may have changed, last visit was Dec.)
there’s a hands on workshop upstairs where you can put yourself in a variety of movie scenes and a really cool three dimensional strobe lit stop animation thing which must be seen to be believed. My kid had to pull me away from it after staring at it for 10 minutes.
it’s under re-construction so the larger, more serious movie screens are closed, but those are more for the adult Kurasawa festival lovers than for the kids.
there’s also a pizza uno down the block and an applebees.
ET, does any of the 4 adults work at a company that sponsors children meuseum hence can get in for free or reduced?
“Condos. No inventory of single family homes was built to speak of in NYC.”
Wrong, denton. Restorations/renovations. Like building homes within shells. Watch the accompanying video and recall 6 months later threads – shadow inventory. People taking their homes off the market (and banks postponing foreclosures) in hopes of a turnaround that isn’t.
Besides, when have prices of singles and multi’s ever remained constant while those of condos/coops collapsed? Never. For example, UWS apartment sales fund Brooklyn brownstone sales. They’re interconnected through the trade-up model.
***Bid half off peak comps***
ET, if they are wrapped up well they will be fine – kids are pretty sturdy creatures. I would just take them on a mad long walk and take in some sights.
If you MUST be indoors, how about a trip to FAO Schwarz? Cheap to get in (may be expensive to get out though).
you’d be surprised what insurance costs in florida….
and taxes aren’t as cheap as you think.
Add up your monthlies — and compare to renting for as many weeks a years that apt to use.
ET, pick up a TimeOutNY mag. There are loads of kids options every week and a bunch are free or dirt cheap.
Thanks chicken. BUT what part of INDOORS PREFERRED didn’t you understand?!?!?!? Damn, foreigners.
It’s going to be a high of 27 degrees tomorrow. Altho, 3 of the kids are of Canadian Stock, I don’t want to be responsible if they get sick from being outdoors too long.
Plus, they don’t have skates so it’ll cost a lot to go ice skating with that many people.
aaaarrggghh…I’m searching like mad for cheap things to do with kids. Nothing so far.