# About LittleGotham: How NYC Kids Listings Are Checked > How LittleGotham finds, checks and updates NYC kids activity listings, where the data comes from, and how to use it. URL: https://littlegotham.com/about/ About ## About LittleGotham A free, independent directory of things to do with kids in all five boroughs of New York City. ### What's here 3,052 places and programs for kids from birth to 17: public library branches, NYC Parks playgrounds and pools, museums, zoos, nature centers, and classes in art, music, dance, sports, STEM, languages and theater. ### Where the listings come from Each listing cites the public page it was compiled from, shown as “Source” on the listing: the organization's own website, NYC Parks, the three public library systems, or NYC Open Data. 125 listings carried over from the original directory were re-checked by hand; the rest were researched from those sources in September 2026\. Details that couldn't be found are left blank rather than guessed. Descriptions are written by LittleGotham. Map positions: 2,413 listings are placed from their street address using NYC's GeoSearch service. The rest are placed at the center of their ZIP code and marked “Approximate location”. ### Photos 277 listings show a photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Creative Commons or public-domain license and credited under the photo. On listing pages, photos and ratings from Google are loaded live from Google Maps with their authors credited; LittleGotham doesn't store them. ### Reviews LittleGotham doesn't copy reviews from other sites. Google ratings and recent reviews appear on listing pages straight from Google, with each reviewer credited. Each listing also links to its pages on Yelp, Facebook and, where relevant, Tripadvisor and Trustpilot, so you can read those reviews where they were written. ### Hours and prices change Programs change by season. Before you go, confirm with the provider using the phone number or website on each listing. To report a mistake, email hello@littlegotham.com. ### Open data The full directory is available as JSON at [/data/activities.json](https://littlegotham.com/data/activities.json) for researchers, journalists and AI assistants. Please link back when you use it. #### Data fields name Listing name category One of: art, dance, galleries, gymnastics, language, libraries, museums, music, nature, playgrounds, social, sports, stem, stores, swimming, theater, zoos address, zip, neighborhood, borough Where it is lat, lng, geo\_approx Coordinates; geo\_approx is true when placed at the ZIP code center age\_min, age\_max Suggested ages in years price\_type, price, price\_details free, paid, donation or varies; headline price in US dollars; notes on who pays what schedule, schedule\_note Weekly sessions (day, start, end) and notes on seasons or hours indoor true for indoor, false for outdoor phone, website, source\_url Contact details and the page the listing was checked against img Wikimedia Commons photo with author, license and file page gpid Google Maps place ID Last updated 2026-09-26. --- LittleGotham: things to do with kids in New York City. [Home](https://littlegotham.com/) · [Search](https://littlegotham.com/explore/) · [llms.txt](https://littlegotham.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://littlegotham.com/sitemap.xml) · [Open data (JSON)](https://littlegotham.com/data/activities.json)