(NYC Subway, 1967)
Today, it’s a sweltering 99 degrees in NYC and it feels like 108! Can you imagine commuting in a subway car without air conditioning? On July 19th, 1967- 46 years ago today- the first air-conditioned subway train went into service on the F Line! Read about the history of air conditioning on NYC’s subways here.
If you love shopping like I do, when you walk into an impeccably designed boutique filled with gorgeous clothing and accessories, you feel like a kid in a candy store- wide-eyed with excitement and hungry to try everything. The twist on Cynthia Rowley’s new Upper East Side retail location is that there actually is a candy store right above the boutique! Cynthia has come up with the clever idea of combining shopping for beautiful designer clothing and indulging in a visit to the candy shop with your kids.
1. Beach Day! 1-2 years | view on amazon.com
Anahid Hamparian (author), Kristin Sorra (illustrator)
2. Commotion in the Ocean 3 and up | view on amazon.com
Giles Andreae (author), David Wojtowycz (illustrator)
3. Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef 3 and up | view on amazon.com
Marianne Berkes (author), Jeanette Canyon (illustrator)
4. Ladybug Girl at the Beach 3-5 years | view on amazon.com
David Soman (author/illustrator), Jacky Davis (illustrator)
5. I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean 4 and up | view on amazon.com
Kevin Sherry (author)
6. Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach 4-8 years | view on amazon.com
James Dean (author/illustrator)
7. Beach Day! 4-8 years | view on amazon.com
Karen Roosa (author), Maggie Smith (illustrator)
8. Science in Seconds at the Beach: Exciting Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less
ages 9 and up | view on amazon.com
Jean Potter (author)
I love this new view of lower Manhattan’s skyline. NYC’s One World Trade Center (formerly Freedom Tower) has been slowly rising above the city since its construction began in April of 2006. After the final piece of the antenna was attached to the top of the tower on May 10, 2013, it became America’s tallest building and the world’s third largest!
photo credit: Carina Zimmerman
This is one of my favorite nostalgic NYC shots. It was taken on July 10, 1913 (100 years ago today!) and features New York City’s buses stopped just north of Washington Square Park. This little section of the city is on my running/walking route so I have a particular fondness to the image!
I put together a guide of kids beach essentials filled with everything you need need to spend a summer day by the shore. Sunscreen, sandals, towels, and trucks- keep reading for 24 must-have items!
On July 8, 1889, the first issue of The Wall Street Journal was published by Dow Jones & Company. Dow Jones & Company had just recently been founded in 1882 by reporters Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. The publication cost only two cents at the time!
[Looking Up First Avenue]
photo credit: Carina Zimmerman
The Beatles can trace their roots to John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s first meeting on July 6, 1957 at a Quarrymen performance- 56 years ago today! John was the lead singer of the band and while setting up to play at St Peter’s Church, one of his friends introduced him to Paul McCartney, who had just turned 15 years old. The two hit it off right away and soon after, Paul joined the Quarrymen! Read more on The Beatles Bible.
I wrote this little song to use in our children’s music classes at TLB Music. With younger kids, we practice playing in 4/4 time, tapping drums on the first two beats of each measure, then resting for the 3rd and 4th. With older children, we play the melody on xylophones and keyboards. Click on the image for a downloadable PDF of the sheet!
These are some of my favorite cruelty-free, vegan products to beautify from head to toe.
This week, I decided to try a bite-size version of the frozen banana pops I often make in the summer. I made the little snacks on a hot and sticky afternoon and they were the most delicious, icy treats! As you probably know, when bananas are frozen, they take on a consistency almost like ice cream and are such an easy, healthy alternative to frozen dairy desserts. I made two versions:
[Empire State Pride]
photo credit: Carina Zimmerman
If you’re a New Yorker, you’ve seen the big red Silvercup sign across the river in Long Island City when driving on the FDR or crossing the Queensborough bridge. Silvercup Studios is NYC’s largest film and television production facility. The Devil Wears Prada, 30 Rock, Gossip Girls, Gangs of New York, Mad Men, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, and Meet the Parents were all made at Silvercup! The studio opened 20 years ago in 1983, taking over the building formerly occupied by Silvercup Bakery.
[Soho, NYC]
photo credit: Carina Zimmerman
