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NYC Fireworks Summer 2009 : Coney Island, July 4th and more

July 4th Macy's Fireworks 2009 This year's fireworks are really special: Macy's is going all out for a commemoration of Henry Hudson's 400th anniversary of his trip to our lovely city. And more importantly, for the first time ever, we have a perfect view of them from our apartment. We have space for one or two other families, so if you don't have a good viewing spot and are a KidCity enthusiast, please email us. Macy's suggests these places for free public viewing. To find out more, you can call Macy’s Fireworks Hotline at (212) 494-4495 Other excellent viewing options: (more...)

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An Adventure A Day! NYC’s BEST FREE NYC Kids & Family Events & Activities For Each day of Summer 2009

NYC Family & Kids Summer Calendar: Day by Day An Adventure a Day! NYC shows its true colors during the summer with a HUGE range of FREE and affordable kids' and family activities. This expands on our Weekend Top 5 NYC Kids & Family Weekend picks, by giving you our favorites for every single day of the summer.

• EVERY EVENT IS UNIQUE. There are no repeated events, so you can do a different thing every single day until September.
• ALL EVENTS ARE OUTDOORS. Except one or two that are so fun I had to include them.
• MOST of the Events are FREE.
• Several events recurr. Click the links to see when the events are happening again.

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Car-Free Streets August Saturdays! NYC Family Bikes: Summer Streets

NYC Kids Bike Safe This Summer!

NYC is becoming more and more bike friendly! Thanks to an expansion of the Summer Streets program, families can enjoy car-free biking in 14 locations around the 5 boroughs, healthy activities and free weekend recreation on weekends.

Manhattan is the biggest event with 50,000 people taking advantage of the closing of Park Avenue last year. They have added 13 other locations this year.

Full Size Map | Comprehensive List of Car-Free Summer Streets P.S. The names are confusing (e.g. Bronx Summer Walks) but the Assistant Press Secretary Confirmed these streets are officially closed to cars and open to cyclists on the dates and times listed. Manhattan

• Park Avenue – 6.9 milies! Park Avenue from the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd St. Three (3) consecutive Saturdays in August (August 8, 15, 22) from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm. GREAT MAP here.
• Meet the Street – East 4th Street between Bowery and 2nd Avenue, Saturdays in June, 3 p.m.-8 p.m., Sponsored by Fourth Arts Block.
• Stanton Street Summer Sundays – Stanton Street between Allen and Orchard Streets, Sunday August 23rd and 30th and September 6th and 13th, 1 p.m.- 6:30 p.m., Sponsored by Lower East Side BID.

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WINNER CHOSEN: Big Thank you contest.

@kennyeicher Won our Bubble contest! Now on to the next prize...

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Top Twitter Apps & Tools for Families (Parents really)

Top Twitter Tools for Families

Twitter is an incredible tool. After trying out over 35 tools, I've come up with my list of the top 10 Twitter tools making life easier for family users. Got a fave we didn't list? Put it in the comments!

1. TwitterKeys
   • Easy way to enhance your Twiiter conversations by adding decorative characters (e.g. crowns, flowers musical notes).
2. Refollow
   • By far the BEST follower management system. Best user interface, easiest way to see who follows you, who you follow, who you used to follow, latest tweets and more--and the easiest, best way to bulk unfollow or follow people. I LOVE it!
3. Tweetr
   • Share files up to 10MB simply by dragging it on to your tweetr window.
4. Twitalyzer
   • Get detailed feedback on how you are doing relative to what your goals are. For example, twitterers whose main goal is to connect to others can measure their "generosity" (sort of the rate of their retweeting).
5. Twitter Digest
   • Enter your favorite Tweeters and get a daily digest of their messages sent to your email, RSS reader or just see it as a webpage.
6. Twuffer
   • Schedule future tweets with a simple and aesthetically appealing tool.
7. Twisten.fm
   • The ideal twitter tool for music lovers: shows all the tweets about music.
8. Twitpic
   • Share photos over Twitter from anywhere (iPhone, computer anywhere).
9. Nest Unclutterer
   • Protects your privacy from pyramid marketers, eliminates people who are only following you to get a follow back. Keeps your Twitter real!
10. Twellow
    • Twitter Yellowpages useful for discovering new tweeters in areas of interest.
11. 150 more
    • This is a BRILLIANT list of many more tools including backgrounds for twitter, making tweets longer than 140 charaters, and more. This is an excellent resource.

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