Cool things to do with teens in NYC over the holidays: From a NYC mom with actual teens.
It is too cold to get on that boat and go to Liberty Island. Instead…
Ice Skating: Yes, Rock Center is always on every must-visit list. But if you want to spend more time skating instead of standing in line (or standing “on line” like New Yorkers do) instead try Chelsea Piers, Bryant Park, Prospect Park.
Occulus at the WTC
Union Square Market
Gulliver’s Gate
Highline / Chelsea Market/ Meatpacking
SoHo
Theater / Broadway and Off
Honeycomb
Museum of Moving Image
National Parks: African American Burial Ground
Hamilton Grange + Trinity Church
Brooklyn Bridge/Dumbo
Escape Room
Food Courts – beyond Eataly there’s Time Out Market and DeKalb Market Hall
I never thought twice about diapering my son with the eco-not-so-conscious disposable diaper. I have to admit, I thought that cloth diapers were still big cotton towels that required safety pins, manual dexterity, and a whole lot of free time.
Don’t get any sick ideas, dear readers. We’ve all seen our share of those softies and we certainly don’t need a stuffed one of THOSE laying around the house. 
When my 3 year old was a newborn we planned a trip to Europe and before I could say auf viedersehn, my brain pictured all the filthy traveling potties we would encounter while changing her diaper.