City Baby New York: The Ultimate Guide for New York City Parents from Pregnancy through Preschool (City and Company)

By Kelly Ashton and Pamela Weinberg

City Baby, the ultimate guide to raising your baby in the Big Apple, is back in a brand-spanking new edition, completely revised and updated! Weinberg and Ashton introduce parents to New York baby... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789313480
• ISBN13: 9780789313485
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Universe
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A Must-Have for Parents or Expectant Parents New to New York

Really fantastically thorough guide. There is something here for everyone. Parents new to New York, Brooklyn, Queens, Upstate New York, New Jersey will find fantastic services, here.

Useful and Fun To Read But Outdated As Of 2009

I bought the book at Destination Maternity (unfortunately for $18) and the book has been so informative and fun to read. It tells you all the know-hows for a city mom including information on great places to change a baby's diapers, baby-friendly restaurants, music-dancing-swim-gym programs, pre-school, mother's luncheons, child-friendly parks, where to have birthday parties, baby photographers and entertainers, nanny and baby-sitting services, where to shop for baby furniture, clothes, toys, what kind of baby items to get, etc. It's well organized and easy to read with useful tidbits for new moms. Since I am expecting my baby in a month, only 2/3 of the book was useful for me (since it will be a long time before I do pre-school activities and toddler-related activities). The only problem I have with this otherwise fabulous book is that as of March 2009, a lot of the information is outdated in this fast-changing NYC environment because this 3rd edition was printed back in 2005. Just to cite a few example, there is no mention of the recent Bugaboo Chameleon or Orbit strollers; no mention of recent manufacturers and shops for baby products; even the restaurants are kind of outdated... which is not surprising since most of the information was probably collected around 2004, which was 5 years ago. So if you want very current information on baby info in NYC, I would wait until the next edition comes out (whenever that may be).

great for nyc residents...

I bought this book as someone who is planning on spending a month in NYC with a 6 month old baby, there were some useful tips but it seems best designed for people who are permanently residing in NYC... Loads of info for those people...

A great resource

City Baby is a great resource for city moms. All of my friends told me to get it when I got pregnant, and it has been my bible ever since. I love it!

Best Baby Gift

I asked my younger friends at the gym what to get for a baby shower of an employee in my organization and was led to City Baby, a handbook full of kid-smart suggestions. Thumbing through it,I could see why it was recommended. Easy to read, peer to peer in style, funny at times and overall so practical, it really fills the need for a busy city mom who needs fast, well weighed out and practical info on what to do, what to buy,and how to get around with a young child in NYC. I got a gold star thank you from my expecting colleague who loved the bathroom map of where to change a diaper when you're on the go and the interview questions for a prospective nanny.She said Pam Weinberg and Kelly Ashton treat you like you're one of their friends they want to help out. Made me look very savvy.