Craving a safe, unique family experience in New York City for the holidays during these crazy pandemic times? Look no further than the oasis of dazzling lanterns and lights that is the LuminoCity Festival at Randall's Island Park. Our family recently ventured over to nearby Randall's Island to immerse ourselves in a wonderland of lights at LuminoCity Festival, now in its second year. We loved navigating the spectacular, creative and expansive display of art and light lantern sculptures that heightened the senses, bringing excitement for our family during a time we desperately needed … [Read more...]
5 Excuses to Go Skiing at Mount Snow
DISCLOSURE: We would like to thank Mount Snow for providing NYC Dads Group with ski passes, equipment rentals, and accommodations to facilitate this travel review. The opinions expressed here are honest and those of solely of the author. Our family welcomed a beautiful daughter to the world 10 months ago. Consequently, fatherhood became more complicated juggling a 7-year-old son and newborn girl. I was thrust back into the trenches -- a life of diapers, bottle feeding, sleep deprivation, stroller walks, and precious moments with a nugget napping in my arms. This was my second time around … [Read more...]
No New York Snow Days Like the Ones in the Old Days
All this snow that's been relentlessly pelting us here in the New York City area has made this 39(ish)-year-old feel nostalgic. So, parents -- gather your kiddies 'round. I wanna tell them about the New York City snow days in the winters back when I was their age. In the disco/new wave era. Oh, it was a golden time. Golden, I tells ya! Even if in those days the Times Square snow was tinted smog gray and filled with filthy Three-Card Monte hustlers. There was no SuperDuper HyperLocal Quintuple Doppler Radar back then. Nope, it was guesses based on the visible growth of Ed Koch’s … [Read more...]