Take the Subway to NYC Beaches: Coney, Rockaway, Orchard Beach 

This week's picks for NYC parents from Mommy Poppins. View this email in your browser ( ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** ------------------------------------------------------------ ** Our Daily Event Calendar: What To Do Today and All Season ( ------------------------------------------------------------ Win Tix to NY Transit Museum's Party on Wheels ( Vintage train rides and party fun at New York Transit Museum's Party on Wheels Family Benefit ( . Click to enter. ( ($165 Value) ** ------------------------------------------------------------ Take the Subway to NYC Beaches: Coney, Rockaway, Orchard Beach ( Fourteen miles of sparkling sand and crashing waves can be found in four of the five boroughs (sorry river-locked Manhattan), which is good news for NYC families. Because as much as we enjoy hitting the Jersey Shore ( , Fire Island ( , and other Long Island beaches ( , we're not big fans of renting cars and sitting in traffic. New York City's beaches are just a subway, bus, or ferry ride away. From the "Bronx Rivera" ( to iconic Coney Island ( and the Rockaways ( , these urban seasides often offer just about everything suburban beaches do except the out-of-town commute. Read more. ( ------------------------------------------------------------ Weekday Fun: Whipped Cream, Bliss Plaza, and Fleet Week ( The scorching heat is taking a break in NYC. Now you and the kiddos can enjoy outdoor movies in a park ( or even on the deck of the USS Intrepid ( , or one of the many a free-music-for-preschoolers parties launching across the city, like the new one in Bliss Plaza, in Queens ( . Fleet Week begins this week, too, withthe "Parade of Ships" entering New York Harbor ( on Wednesday, tides willing. For more outdoor fun, see our guide to the best family festivals and street fairs in New York City during the month of May ( . Got a burning baby sleep question? Tune in to our Facebook page ( on Wednesday afternoon for a live Q&A with pediatrician Harvey Karp, author of Happiest Baby on the Block. Our May GoList ( is entering its final stretch! Also, never forget our Spring Fun Guide ( is willing to help. For longer-term planning, as always, see our event calendar ( . Read more. ( Fairs, parades, and STEM fun. Our top picks for May! ( Must-do seasonal events, festivals, and outdoor fun! ( Free Summer Sports Programs ( Babysitting Made Easy with Bambino ( Strawberry Farms and Festivals ( Our Parks and Playgrounds Guide ( Facebook ( Twitter ( Pinterest ( ============================================================ Our Guides: ** Summer Camps ( ** Enrichment Classes ( ** Kids Parties ( ** Day Trips ( ** Indoor Activities ( ** 100 Things to Do with NYC Kids ( ** WeeWork Crafts ( ** Business Listings ( Our Sites: ** Boston ( ** Connecticut ( ** Long Island ( ** Los Angeles ( ** New Jersey ( ** New York City ( ** Philadelphia ( ** Westchester ( ** Houston ( Copyright © 2017 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 #504 New York, New York 10011 USA ** unsubscribe from this list ( ** update subscription preferences (