8 places and programs for kids in and around Kips Bay, Manhattan (7 free): playgrounds, sports, libraries. Includes Asser Levy Playground and Asser Levy Pool (Indoor & Outdoor).
Tucked into the streets of Kips Bay, Asser Levy Playground offers kids a spot to play on climbing equipment and swings. The playground is maintained by NYC Parks and open to everyone.
Music for Autism presents interactive, sensory-friendly concerts where children with autism and their families can move, make noise and enjoy live music from professional performers in a judgment-free setting.
A Kips Bay taekwondo school, running since 1994, with a Tigers class for ages 3-5 and a children's class for ages 6-10. Teens and families have mixed-age classes, and the school runs seasonal camps and birthday parties.
Asser Levy Playground & Recreation Center in Kips Bay offers both an indoor pool and a summer outdoor pool plus a separate wading pool for toddlers. Families can swim indoors all year with a Parks membership and use the free outdoor pool in summer. NYC Parks also runs kids' swim instruction here.
A landmark bathhouse turned recreation center by the East River, with a gym for basketball and other youth sports plus swimming facilities. Kids can take part in NYC Parks recreation programming throughout the year.
Little ones can join lapsit and toddler story times that mix songs, rhymes and books, and older kids can borrow books, use computers and get help finding homework resources. A roomy Kips Bay branch where young children and school-age kids each have space to read, play and use computers.
A go-to for Kips Bay families, Bellevue South Park Playground has play equipment suited to young children and room for active games. It's a convenient stop for short outdoor play sessions.
Families in Kips Bay use Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground as an everyday outdoor play spot, with play structures for younger children and open space to run around. It is free and requires no reservation.
LittleGotham lists 8 places and programs for kids in Kips Bay, Manhattan. The largest groups are 3 playgrounds, 2 sports programs, 1 library.
Yes. 7 of 8 are free to attend, including Asser Levy Playground, Asser Levy Pool (Indoor & Outdoor), Asser Levy Recreation Center.
4 listings are indoors, such as Asser Levy Recreation Center, Music for Autism, Professional Taekwondo (NYC Martial Arts Center).