Expanded Summer Streets Returns Saturday: Explore Car-Free NYC with Kids

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. [LATEST]( | [CALENDAR]( Sponsored Looking for fall enrichment programs for your child? The[92nd Street Y, New York]( is a one-stop shop for everything from gymnastics to dance to swim to ceramics, for all ages and stages.[Learn more.]( RECENT ARTICLES [Expanded Summer Streets Returns Saturday: Explore Car-Free NYC with Kids]( [Summer Streets returns Saturdays August 6, 13, and 20, with eight-plus miles of car-free fun running from East Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge.] Summer Streets, easily one of our [favorite NYC summer festivals]( returns for a trio of car-free Saturdays on August 6, 13, and 20. And, in 2022, the miles-long Summer Streets festival extends further north than ever before, closing Park Avenue from 109th Street south. The annual [Summer Streets]( event gives New Yorkers more than eight miles worth of car-free summer fun to explore from East Harlem all the way south to the Brooklyn Bridge. Pedestrians, skaters, and bicyclists can enjoy six fun-filled rest stops overflowing with fun activities, giveaways, and entertainment. Most of the interactive stations are 100% FREE, so read on for all the details on this ultimate summer festival. [Read more.]( [Ultimate Road Trip Planner: How to Have the Perfect Family Road Trip]( [Involve kids in planning and packing, and don't forget to bring things like balls and bikes for physical activity breaks!] Road trips are seared into American culture as a family rite of passage, but planning and taking road trips has sure changed since I was a kid. I remember sticking my head out the hand-crank window to keep cool—no AC in our car!, playing road trip games like counting license plates, eating road trip snacks like granola bars, and pulling over so my parents could plot routes on their folding maps. Now family road trips means multiple devices for in-car entertainment, snackle boxes, and tricked-out Airbnbs. From [fun road trip games]( to tasty road trip snacks to [podcasts the whole family will love]( we’ve got everything you need to [plan the perfect family road trip]( right here. And if you don’t know where to go, that’s not a problem! Wherever your starting point, we’ve got some fabulous ideas, complete with exactly where to stop and what to see along the way. [Read more.]( Sponsored Don’t miss [New Victory Dance]( this summer’s coolest dance series for young audiences at the New Victory. The final performances are July 28 & Aug. 4, and tickets are $10. [Find the best things to do in NYC this August.]( [Summer trips, beaches, and more seasonal fun!]( [NYC Activities To Beat the Heat]( [Top Summer Festivals in NYC]( [12 Best NYC Boat Rides]( [NYC Hotels with Rooftop Pools]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( Copyright © 2022 Mommy Poppins, All rights reserved. You are getting this email because you subscribed to our newsletters on MommyPoppins.com Our mailing address is: Mommy Poppins 511 Avenue of the Americas #504New York, New York 10011 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.