Madison Square Park

Madison Square Park is one of my favorite in the city and has a number of events for kids throughout the year, as well as an outstanding playground. The Moira Ann Smith Playground at Madison Square Park has a circus theme and appeals to a wide age range. The waterwheel and alphabet block sprinklers were quite popular this Memorial Day weekend. During the summer, the park has Arts and Crafts in the playground on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am-12:30pm and 2pm-4:30pm. The park also has a kids concert series running from June through August on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30am. To view the schedule, click here.

Food Recommendations -

The original Shake Shack is housed in Madison Square Park and is a convenient and delicious pick for burgers, hot dogs, fries, and frozen custard.

Blue Smoke, another great Danny Meyer restaurant is located at 116 East 27th Street (between Park and Lexington) and an extremely kid-friendly restaurant. Upon arrival, children are presented with Wikki Stix and a pig shaped cookie to decorate with sprinkles (the cooked cookie is given at the end of the meal). They also have a pretty large kids menu.