New York Transit Museum Holiday Train Show

Something the kids and adults will all like: the New York Transit Museum holiday train show. It’s at Grand Central Station’s transit museum store through February 2024.

New York Transit Museum holiday train show. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

You’ll find a city within a city, with miniature electric railroads running over, through, and beneath some landmarks you’ll recognize. There are tracks at several levels, great for young kids who can see many of them from their own eye level. 

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Holiday Scenes From NYC 2023

We did our annual NYC excursion on Black Friday to see the lights, the windows and the crowds. This post shares some random things we saw.

Bryant Park 2023. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

We headed to the Bryant Park Winter Village to see the holiday shops. They have a lovely tree. In addition to the skating rink, they have igloos you can rent out, and nearby curling as well (not on ice). In January they’ll have on-ice bumper cars you can rent! As always it’s crowded.

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2023 NYC Holiday Windows: Bergdorf Goodman & Bloomingdale’s

This post is one of two about the 2023 NYC holiday windows. This is the Bergdorf Goodman & Bloomingdale’s edition. Click here for the 2023 NYC Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue window post.

Bergdorf Goodman 2023 NYC holiday windows

Bergdorf Goodman windows 2023. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan

The theme of the 2023 Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows is “Isn’t it brilliant?” and you’ll see in the next set of pictures all the brilliant reflections. The window above is “first light” and has two giant roosters and disco balls and a bedazzled llama and other farm animals.

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2023 NYC Holiday Windows: Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue

The NYC holiday windows are up, and here’s what you can expect to see. This post has 2023 NYC holiday windows: Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue, and you’ll find the Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdale’s windows in another post.

2023 NYC holiday windows: Macy’s

Macy’s windows 2023. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan
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This holiday season: NYC CAMP has you covered

If you’re looking for some things to do this holiday season in NYC, Jersey Kids has some ideas, brought to you by CAMP.

CAMP wants to help you have tons of fun at their immersive in-store experiences, help you make unique and clever gifts for your family and friends, and to show you some great toys (ahem, good presents!). Whether you live in NYC or are visiting, you’ll have options for great seasonal outings.

Here are some of the CAMP NYC holiday highlights:

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Visiting NYC in December 2020

Igloos in NYC because of COVID-19

On Black Friday we headed into NYC, where we hadn’t visited since March. We weren’t sure what to expect. It was a lot quieter than we anticipated, except for 5th Avenue, which was pretty busy (uncomfortably busy – but less so than a typical Black Friday). I wanted to share some photos and thoughts from that day!

Christmas tree in Fox Plaza. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan
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