7 places and programs for kids in and around Chinatown, Manhattan (3 free): playgrounds, sports, libraries. Includes Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) and Champions Martial Arts Chinatown.
A Chinatown museum telling the stories of Chinese Americans through objects, photographs and personal histories. Family festival days around Lunar New Year and other holidays bring crafts and performances.
A neighborhood branch of the Champions taekwondo network, with separate classes for preschoolers (Little Tigers), school-age kids and teens. Children practice kicks, forms and self-defense while working on focus and discipline, and the branch also runs after-school pickup, summer camp and a competition team.
Families come for free story times and sing-alongs for the youngest readers, while school-age kids use the space for reading, computers and homework after class. A busy Chinatown branch known for its Chinese-language holdings, where families can find picture books in more than one language.
Kids build math and reading skills through short, leveled worksheet assignments done a little each day, coming into the center a couple of times a week for instructor check-ins. Students move ahead as soon as they master each level, so advanced kids can work well beyond their grade.
Run by Chinatown's historic benevolent association, this long-established community school teaches Chinese language and culture to children, with students also performing at community celebrations like the Lunar New Year festivities.
Columbus Park in Chinatown has a playground where kids climb and swing alongside a busy community space known for card games and tai chi. It is one of the few green spaces in the neighborhood.
This NYC Parks playground in Chinatown gives children a fenced place to climb, slide and let off steam. It is a handy neighborhood stop for young children and their caregivers.
LittleGotham lists 7 places and programs for kids in Chinatown, Manhattan. The largest groups are 2 playgrounds, 1 sports program, 1 library.
Yes. 3 of 7 are free to attend, including Chatham Square Library, Columbus Park Playground, Hester Street Playground (Sara D. Roosevelt Park).
5 listings are indoors, such as Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Champions Martial Arts Chinatown, Chatham Square Library.