New York Family’s June 2015 Issue

Photo by Matt Hoyle/Bravo Media

FEATURES

The Odd Couple: Talking life, love, and laughter with Jill Kargman and Andy Buckley, the stars of Bravo’s “Odd Mom Out

Hot Town! Summer in the City: From outdoor movies to mini golf to where to cool off—our guide to your family’s best summer ever. Plus, a guide to water park fun in the Poconos

Dads We Love: In honor of Father’s Day this month, we caught up with four outstanding local dads about life, work, and raising a family

FAMILY FUN GUIDE

10 Great Events for Summer: NYC’s biggest annual block party, the Summer Solstice festival at Long Island City’s Socrates Sculpture Park, Mad. Sq. Kids concerts, and more

HOME & AWAY

Real Estate: Local brokers give us an inside look at NYC’S real estate market: Part II

Quality Time: Chef, food writer, and NYC mom Jenna Helwig brings fresh ideas to the family kitchen with her debut cookbooks

Travel: How your family—and wallet—can go the distance this summer

COLUMNS

Editor’s Note: The Middle Ground

Events & Offers: Special moments from the New York Baby Show, the Coalition for the Homeless’ Carnival Night for Kids fundraiser event, and a special offer for students from Luna Park

Scoop: Ready-to-eat cookie dough, cool kids’ sunglasses, a new online community for moms, locally-made kids’ clothes, and a ninja-tastic craft project

It’s My Party: Birthday celebrations at Ume Ume: Music + Arts, Zen Garden, and Core Club

Activity of the Month: The city’s best swimming programs for kids–plus, expert water safety tips

Good Idea: The couple behind Skip Hop celebrates 10 years of great baby gear with the launch of a layette line and by making time to enjoy each other

Education: A guide to New York City’s best private schools

Last Word: Husbanding with humor

Cover: Photo by Matt Hoyle/Bravo Media

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Polaris Productions Theater Camp

<p>Kids will learn, rehearse, and perform the wonderful Maurice Sendak and Carole King musical, Really Rosie. For 10 weekdays, campers will take part in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn choreography, staging, and vocal parts. They’ll develop skills in acting, singing, character development, and more. This camp will ignite your child’s imagination and passion for performing, build their self-esteem, and help them form lasting friendships. They’ll have fun! At camp’s end, the kids will perform Really Rosie for family members and friends. Kids of all levels of experience, ages 8 through 13, are welcome to join.</p>

Athletic Association of Yorkville Youths

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Serving the families and children of NYC for over 50 years with high-quality recreational activities that foster life-lessons which empower young people to succeed beyond sports. Our programs encourage positive attitudes and growth through teamwork and sportsmanship, attendance, fair play, respect, hard work, integrity and fun. Your child can participate in clinics and leagues in such sports as baseball, basketball, flag-football, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, wrestling, track, and tennis. We also offer weekly dodgeball tournaments, drama and musical theater workshops, and after school programs.</span></p>

A-Game Sports

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">A-Game Sports is a premier provider of sports camps, programming and instruction for kids of all ages ranging from toddlers to teens. As an instructional and recreational youth sports facility, our goal is to make athletics a rewarding experience for all kids. A-Game Sports is located in New Rochelle, NY, and offers camps, lessons, customized programs for more than 10 sports and rental space for private events. A-Game Sports was founded in 2013 by two guys who decided that it was time to do what they truly love in life. Since then, we've made the ideology of fusing hard work and fun into a reality. Our dedicated staff of professional coaches share their enthusiasm with kids of all ages and skill levels that take part in our programs.</p> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"> </p> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">With turfed fields for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and flag football, batting cages and tunnels for baseball and softball, and various basketball programs, A-Game Sports is one of the premiere sports facilities for kids and adults of any age. Aspiring athletes and fitness enthusiasts will benefit from our many strength and conditioning programs, while children new to sports will learn skills and techniques within their chosen sport, all while having a great time and keeping the game fun.</p> </div>