New amenities for kids and families have recently opened or are coming soon to our neighborhoods in Brooklyn and beyond! There are new indoor play spaces and daycare centers, plus a new candy shop, a mini-bowling alley, and more!
Complete Playground | Financial District | NOW OPEN
BonBon Candy Shop | Columbia Street Waterfront District | NOW OPEN
This Swedish candy store has opened a new location in the Columbia Street Waterfront District. This location doubles as the company’s new warehouse, and the candy shop inside the main entrance will be open Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 11-5pm. On Sundays, Swedish hot dogs will also be for sale!
Flying Apple Indoor Playground | Bed Stuy | NOW OPEN
Flying Apple is a new indoor play space for ages 1–10 years old in Bed Stuy. New York City-themed with a futuristic design, Flying Apple’s play areas include a ball blaster, climbing wall, slides, an obstacle course, and a huge ball pit. Flying Apple also hosts parties, events, and classes. Open play is $22 on weekdays and $30 on weekends. Kids ages 3 and under pay $16, and all prices include admission for one adult per child. There are even massage chairs and free snacks for caregivers!
Bowling at Area 53 | DUMBO | NOW OPEN
Stretch Lab | Cobble Hill | NOW OPEN
Stretch Lab’s newest studio in Cobble Hill offers one-on-one assisted stretching with a Flexologist on custom designed benches. Stretches can be 25 or 50 minutes and are customized to fit your individual needs, focusing on problem areas or targeting certain muscle groups. The studio also offers Group Stretches, where Flexologists will guide you through a series of stretches and teach proper stretch tool use.
Downtown Brooklyn Childcare | Downtown Brooklyn | NOW OPEN
Downtown Brooklyn Childcare is a new daycare center for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, ages 3 months to 5 years. All their staff is trained in Montessori and hold CPR/AED certifications, and there is a registered nurse on-site. The daycare provides complimentary catered hot meals (breakfast, lunch) and two snacks. There is also an indoor playground! Schedule a tour to learn more.
Life Time Atlantic Avenue | Downtown Brooklyn | Opening April 19, 2024
Life Time’s second club in Brooklyn, 18 Sixth Avenue near Barclay’s Center, is three stories and 37,000 square feet. Members will have access to five studios for unique group fitness formats, boutique-style training areas, cedar wood saunas, recovery services, a coffee bar, juice bar, and sitting areas. The club has spaces for Alpha, GTX, and UltraFit programs, as well as group, mind body and cycle classes led by the city’s top performers, a training floor featuring Life Time’s Dynamic Personal Training team, and cardio and strength-based equipment. Note: this location does not feature a café, pool, or Kids Academy for childcare. These amenities are available at Life Time DUMBO.
Canopy | Williamsburg | Opening May 1, 2024
Canopy is a new play and movement studio designed as a haven for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. Drawing on inspiration from the Reggio Emilia and Montessori educational philosophies, Canopy is located in the heart of Williamsburg and offers a variety of classes, events, and open play sessions for little ones – from infants through four years old – and their guardians. Housed in the Hecla Iron Works Building, Canopy’s open floor plan features cloud-inspired pillows and ceiling fixtures, mini playhouses, swings, soft rugs & toys, a cozy lounge areas for adults, and designated spaces for babies to safely explore. Classes include World Music, Infant and Child CPR, Baby Book Club, Sensory Workshops, Baby-and-Me Pilates, and much more!
Code Ninjas | New Location in Gowanus | Opening May 1, 2024
Code Ninjas is opening a new 1,700 square foot center in Gowanus. Code Ninjas Gowanus is a locally-run franchise where children aged 5+ embark on a journey to learn coding while crafting their own video games. Through this experience, they develop problem-solving, critical thinking, and STEM skills within a safe, enjoyable, and inspiring atmosphere. Registration for our after-school program and summer camps is now open. The after-school program utilizes our proprietary learning platform, built in partnership with Microsoft MakeCode, ensuring your children have the resources to build the skills needed to succeed. And explore exciting summer camp topics like Minecraft, Roblox, LEGO engineering, game building, physical computing, STEM, 3D design, animation and much more! The first 30 registrants of our after-school programs (Create and JR) will be Founding Families and receive 10% off, early look at camps, and other future discounts and offers. Use FF2024 at checkout. Summer camp promotions are also available: use EARLYBIRD2024 at checkout for 10% off.
Gotham Gymnastics | New Location in Gowanus | Opening Summer 2024
Gotham Gymnastics offers top-tier coaching, classes, and camps for athletes of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. With our new 11,000-square-foot expansion opening this summer, we’re doubling the excitement and doubling the fun for gymnasts across the New York area! Join us for classes, camps, and parties where quality instruction meets a fun, safe environment. Our expanded facility boasts state-of-the-art equipment including vaults, bars, beams, full-size spring floors, foam pits, in-ground trampolines, TumbleTraks, ropes, rings, climbing walls, and more! Enrollment is open now for summer camp and presale summer camp, with drop-in and fall class enrollment opening soon. Book your party with us today for an unforgettable experience! Visit us at our original location on 315 Douglass Street or at the brand new Gotham 316 (Douglass St.) opening Summer 2024. Don’t miss out on the excitement – register now!
Summer Camps at Ephyras Dance Theater | Gowanus | Coming July 2024
TATTER Flagship for Textile Arts | Fort Greene | Opening September 2024
The Tatter Blue Archives Institute (TATTER) is opening a new flagship at 230 Ashland Place that will serve as a textile arts space with a café, library, and gallery. TATTER signed a 20-year lease with BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), and will be the newest edition to Brooklyn’s Cultural District, already home to MOCADA, The Center for Fiction, and Mark Morris Dance Group. The new space will host special events, artist openings, workshops, and more. TATTER’s mission is to explore the diverse medium of cloth to tell human stories and cultivate understanding. Learn more about their new center here.
Parker’s Place Community Preschool | Boerum Hill | Accepting Applications for September 2024
Parker’s Place opened its doors in 2008 as our first location in Park Slope. After 15 wonderful years in our original location, Parker’s Place is moving to Boerum Hill! Their brand-new location will feature 5 classrooms, an indoor playground/sensory gym, a rooftop play space, and quick, easy access to a local playground. This location will feature special needs inclusion and classrooms for toddlers (under 2 years). Parker’s Place is now hosting tours and accepting applications for September 2024. Visit olivetreehousegroup.com or email [email protected] for more info.
The Meadow Community Arts Studio | DUMBO | NOW OPEN | Coming Fall 2024: Open Arts Studio for Teens & Tweens
This community-based expressive arts studio opened in October 2023 and is located at 147 Front Street (between Jay St and Pearl St) in DUMBO. The Meadow offers creative arts workshops for all ages and hosts special events and gatherings for friend and family groups and professional organizations. Upcoming events include an Expressive Weaving Circle, Flower Arranging Workshop with Tea, Scones, and Champagne, a Sound Bath with Cacao and Watercolors, and Spring Printmaking and Collage Club with Women of Culture. All events are open to parents and school-aged children! This fall, The Meadow will also be launching an Open Arts Studio for Teens and Tweens. Stay tuned!
Updated: April 19, 2024. Main Image: Canopy Play and Movement Space.
