The Venues

MULTI-SERVICE

14th Street Y, 344 East 14th Street, 212-780-0800, 14streety.org

74th St. MAGIC, 510 East 74th Street, 212-737-2989, 74magic.com

92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, 212-415-5500, 92Y.org

American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5100, amnh.org

apple seeds, 10 West 25th Street, 212-792-7590, appleseedsnyc.com

Art Farm in the City, 419 East 91st Street, 212-410-3117, theartfarms.org

Asphalt Green, 555 East 90th Street, 212-369-8890, asphaltgreen.org

Central Park Zoo, Southeast Corner of Central Park, 212-439-6500, centralparkzoo.com

Chelsea Piers, 23rd Street & the Hudson River, 212-336-6520, chelseapiers.com

Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), 212 West 83rd Street, 212-721-1223, cmom.org

Church Street School for Music and Art, 74 Warren Street, 212-571-7290, churchstreetschool.org

Citibabes, 52 Mercer Street, 3rd Floor, 212-334-5440, citibabes.com

Discovery Programs, 251 West 100th Street, 212-749-8717, discoveryprograms.com

Gymboree Play & Music, Multiple locations in Manhattan, [email protected], gymboreeclasses.com

Gymtime Rhythm & Glues, 1520 York Avenue, 212-861-7732, gymtime.net

The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue, 646-505-5708, jccmanhattan.org

Jodi’s Gym, 244 East 84th Street, 212-772-7633, jodisgym.com

Kids at Work, 242 West 27th Street, #4A, 212-488-8800, kidsatworknyc.com

Kidville, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-772-8435, kidville.com

Moomah, 161 Hudson Street, 212-226-0345, moomah.com

NY Kids Club, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 347-706-4700, nykidsclub.com

Poppyseed Pre-Nursery, 424 West End Avenue, 212-877-7614, poppyseedprenursery.com

Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Avenue, 718-399-7327, prospectparkzoo.com

Queens Zoo, 53-51 111th Street, 718-271-7361, queenszoo.com

YMCA, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-630-9600, ymcanyc.org

 

ARTS & CRAFTS

ArtXplorers, 646-785-9759, artxplorers.com

Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA), 103 Charlton Street, 212-274-0986, cmany.org

The Craft Studio, 1657 Third Avenue, 212-831-6626, craftstudionyc.com

HiArt!, 227 West 29th Street, Studio 4R, 212-209-1552, hiartkids.com

Kids at Art, 431 East 73rd Street (at Little Shop of Crafts), 212-410-9780, kidsatartnyc.com

Loop of the Loom, 227 East 87th Street, 212-722-2686, loopoftheloom.com

Make Meaning, 329 Columbus Avenue/1501 Third Avenue, 212-362-0350/212-744-0011, makemeaning.com

Scribble Press, 1624 First Avenue, 212-288-2928, scribblepress.com

 

COOKING

Collina Italiana, 1556 Third Avenue, 212-427-7770, collinaitaliana.com

Cook With Class, 163 Amsterdam Avenue, #318, 917-704-9056, cookwithclass.net

The Institute of Culinary Education, 50 West 23rd Street, 1-800-522-4610, rec.iceculinary.com

Taste Buds, 109 West 27th Street, 212-242-2248, tastebudscook.com

 

DANCE

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 405 West 55th Street, 212-405-9500, aileyextension.com

Ballet Academy East, 1651 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor, 212-410-9140, baenyc.com

The Ballet Club, 328 East 61st Street, 2nd Floor, 212-204-6348, theballetclub.com

Ballet Hispanico, 167 West 89th Street, 212-362-6710, ballethispanico.org

Broadway Dance Center, 322 West 45th Street, 212-582-9304, broadwaydancecenter.com

DanceSport, 22 West 34th Street, 4th Fl, 212-307-1111, dancesport.com

Joffrey Ballet School, 434 Avenue of the Americas, 212-254-8520, joffreyballetschool.com

Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street, 212-501-3360, kaufman-center.org/lms

New York Theatre Ballet, 30 East 31st Street, 5th Floor, 212-679-0401, nytb.org

School at Peridance, 126 East 13th Street, 212-505-0886, peridance.com

The School at Steps, 2121 Broadway, 4th Floor, 212-874-3678, stepsnyc.com/school

 

EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL ENRICHMENT

Kidberry, 2046 Seventh Avenue, 212-866-5437, kidberrynyc.com

socialsklz:-), 250 West 85th Street, 212-579-5300, socialsklz.com

Take Two Film Academy, 795 Columbus Avenue, 917-546-6816, taketwofilmacademy.com

 

GYMNASTICS

Columbus Gym, 606 Columbus Avenue, 212-721-0090, columbusgymnyc.com

My Gym, 250 East 60th Street, 212-421-9496/22 West 66th Street, 212-724-3400, my-gym.com

 

LANGUAGE

Baby Fingers, Multiple locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, 212-874-5978, mybabyfingers.com

Bilingual Birdies, Multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, 646-443-1313, [email protected]bilingualbirdies.com

Bilingual Buds, 175 Riverside Boulevard, 212-787-8088, bilingualbuds.com

Carousel of Languages, 1300 Madison Avenue and 144 West 72nd Street, 212-501-8524, carousellanguages.com

French Institute Alliance Francaise, 22 East 60th Street, 646-388-6612, fiaf.org

Hola! A Playgroup in Spanish, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 917-648-5006, holaplaygroup.com

Language Workshop for Children, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-396-0830, languageworkshopforchildren.com

 

MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

ABC Do-Re-ME!, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 646-434-1419, abcdoreme.com

Applause NYC, 184 East 76th Street, 212-717-0703, applauseny.com

Atlantic Acting School, 76 Ninth Avenue, 212-691-5919, atlanticactingschool.org

Creative Play For Kids, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-729-1667, creativeplayforkids.com

The Diller-Quaile School of Music, 24 East 95th Street, 212-369-1484, diller-quaile.org

The Early Ear, 48 West 68th Street, 110 West 96th Street, 353 East 78th Street, 212-877-7125, theearlyear.com

Eastside Westside Music Together, 102 West 75th Street, 212-496-1242, eswsmusictogether.com

Hands On!, Multiple locations, 212-628-1945, handson4music.com

Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, 212-258-9800, jalc.org

Little Maestros, Multiple locations, 212-396-3977, littlemaestros.com

Moey’s Music Party, 130 East 80th Street, 917-680-6739, moeysmusicparty.com

Musical Kids International, 1296 Lexington Avenue, 212-996-5898, musicalkids.net

Music for Aardvarks, Multiple locations, 718-858-1741, musicforaardvarks.com

New York Jazz Academy, 263 West 86th Street, 718-426-0633, nyjazzacademy.com

StageCoach Theatre Arts, Held at PS6, 45 East 81st Street, 347-678-8989, stagecoachschools.com/uppereastside

TADA! Youth Theater, 15 West 28th Street, 3rd Floor, 212-252-1619, tadatheater.com

Three Little Birds Music, 266 East 78th Street, 212-744-0404, tlbmusic.com

 

SPORTS & ADVENTURE

East Side Tae Kwon Do, 325 East 65th Street, 212-755-5982, eastsidetaekwondo.com

Exerblast, 100 Reade Street, 888-898-9797, exerblast.com

Fastbreak Kids, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-724-FAST, fastbreakkids.com

Kids In Sports, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-744-4900, kisnyc.com

Physique Swim School, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 212-725-0939, physiqueswimming.com

Simply Sports, Multiple locations in Manhattan, 877-213-BALL, simplysports.net

SPORTIME Randall’s Island, One Randall’s Island, 212-427-6150, sportimeny.com/manhattan

West Side Taekwondo, 700 Columbus Avenue, 212-663-3998, westsidetkd.com

 

SOCCER

Kick & Play, Locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Hoboken, 212-877-5425, kickandplay.com

Soccer by Coach Fher, Multiple locations, 917-650-3008, coachfher.com

SocRoc, 235 East 49th Street, 917-703-0409, jcsocroc.com

Super Soccer Stars & Super Soccer Stars Premier, 200 locations throughout the Tri-State area, 212-877-7171, supersoccerstars.com and starspremier.com

 

TUTORING

Bright Kids NYC, 225 Broadway, Suite 3104, 917-539-4575, brightkidsnyc.com

EBL Coaching, 17 East 89th Street, Suite 1D, 212-249-0147, eblcoaching.com

Kumon Center, Various locations, 1-800-ABC-MATH, kumon.com

Launch Math Achievement Centers, 173 West 81st Street, Lower Level, 949-528-6240, launchmath.com

Mathnasium, 1597 York Avenue and 506 Amsterdam Ave, 212-828-6284, mathnasium.com

The Princeton Review, 594 Broadway, Suite 501, 888-865-7737, princetonreview.com

 

YOGA

East Side Yoga, 315 East 65th Street, 212-755-5982, eastsideyoganyc.com

Karma Kids Yoga, 104 West 14th Street, 646-638-1444, karmakidsyoga.com

The Prenatal Yoga Center, 251 West 72nd Street, 2F, 212-362-2985, prenatalyogacenter.com

Yoga Stars, Locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, 212-787-9642, yogastars.com

Yogi Beans, Manhattan, [email protected], yogibeans.com

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