Park Slope Parents in the News - Press Links

From NPR to New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Huffington Post, here you will find where Park Slope Parents has been featured in the news and press. 

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2023

Domestic Workers celebrated - Red Hook Star-Revue

Five O'Clock at Restaurants is Baby Hour - The New Yorker

Park Slope Parents Is Old Enough to Order a Drink - Curbed

 

2022

How to Choose a Nanny For Your Family - Verywell Family

NY Advocates, Moms, Maternal Health Providers Rally at Leader Schumer’s Office to Demand He Bring Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to a Vote in Senate - A Better Balance (PSP made the signs for the rally!)

 

2021

Why Is It So Hard to Say Goodbye to New York City? - New York Times

Reach Out: NYC’s Top Parenting & Support Groups - Red Tricycle

Gifts for New Parents, That Have Nothing to Do With Baby - Strategist

The Founder of Park Slope Parents Gets Real about Pandemic Parenting - Retail in Brooklyn

New Mothers Are Lonely During Coronavirus. Mom-Shaming on Social Media Is Making It Worse. - Wall Street Journal

 

2020

Park Slopers Organize Coat Drive for Neighborhood Homeless Shelter - Brooklyn Paper

Four Hacks for Safely Distributing Candy on Halloween - Strategist

The Unrelenting Agony of Being a Depressed New Dad - Men's Health

The Best Face Masks for Kids, According to Parents - Strategist

Is Nanny-Sharing Worth It? - SheKnows

Spotlight NYC: Susan Fox - Randy Baruh

Art, Music and More to Experience at Home This Weekend - New York Times

15 virtual things to do this Mother’s Day weekend - 6sqft

Weekend Family Fun (At Home): Celebrate Mom Concert, a Mother’s Day Craft and More - Baristanet

 

2019

11 Ways Your Family Can Become Part of Your New Neighborhood - NY Metro Parents. 

 

2018

Brooklyn Parents Can Now Take a Mommy-and-Me Cemetery Tour - NY Metro Parents

Would you go on this parent-and-baby cemetery stroll? - Time Out New York (Kids)

 

 2017

The Park Slope ‘Blue Hat’ Incident, 10 Years Later (December 2017) - The Cut

Read this before hiring or paying a nanny (August 2017) - Market Watch

Nannies: not just for rich kids (July 2017) - Slate

 

2016

Dads Need Love Too (December 2016) - Fox News

These dads can't wait to grab a beer and talk about diapers (November 2016) - New York Post

Mayor de Blasio Signs Legislation Requiring City Agencies to Make a Lactation Room Available to Members of the Public (August 2016) - NYC.gov

 

2015

10 Most Expensive Metro Areas for Child Care in the US (December 2015) - Homework Solutions

Holiday Tips for Nannies Are Up in Park Slope This Year, Survey Finds (December 2015) - DNA info

Bring Smiles To The Faces Of Teen Moms This Christmas (December 2015) - Bklyner

Should you have your nanny sign a confidentiality agreement? (August 2015) - Chicago Tribune

Part-Time Nannies Make More Than Full-Time Nannies According To Survey (August 2015)- Park Slope Stoop (blog)

Park Slope Nannies Earn More Than City Average, Survey Says (August 2015) - DNA Info

Mayor Expands Car Ban in Central, Prospect Parks  (June 2015) - NY1 News

Weekday Car Traffic to Be Banned in Parts of Central and Prospect Parks (June 2015) - New York Times

Mayor Says 'You Could Spend All Day' on Park Slope Parents (June 2015) - DNA Info

Prospect Park Car Ban Starts July 6, Mayor Says (June 2015) - DNA Info

The Rise of the Diva Nanny (April 2015) - New York Post

Strangers Approached Kids Near 4 City Schools This Month, Officials Warn (March 2015) - DNA Info

Former Tea Lounge Regular Taps Investors to Fund Reboot of Beloved Cafe (March 2015) - DNA Info

 

2014

Mom Friends (December 2014) - New Yorker

Winter Survival Tips from Moms Groups Founders (November 2014) - Red Tricycle

How Young Is Too Young to Attend Concerts?  (October 2014) - WXQR (radio)

Should Crying Babies Be Forbidden in Restaurants? (July 2014) - Yahoo! Food

Nippers Not Wanted: The Rights and Wrongs of Banning Babies  (June 2014) - The Economist

A Brooklyn Mom Tells Us How She Conquered the Internet (April 2014) - Schein Communications

Park Slope Parents Rush to Support Struggling Breastfeeding Boutique (January 2014) - DNA Info

 

2013

If You Don't Have a Consultant for Your Nanny, Your Children Will Never Succeed (November 2013) - Slate

Pay for Nannies Rises But Most Don't Get Overtime, Survey Shows (November 2013) - DNA Info

Do New Yorkers Want to Know Who is 'Nextdoor'? (August 2013) - NPR/WNYC

Moms We Love: Susan Fox Founder of Park Slope Parents & Anna Grossman, Founder of Hudson River Mothers Group (May 2013) - New York Family

Should You Be Paying Taxes on Your Babysitter? (April 2013) - New York Times

Parents Patrol Nannies Online (April 2013) - Wall Street Journal

Park Slope Locals Shell Out Up to $1,500 on Holiday Tips, Survey Finds (December 2013) - DNAinfo.com

Vigils Across Brooklyn as Families Mourn Newtown Tragedy (December 2012) - DNAinfo.com

New York City's 18 Coolest Power Moms (March 2013) - Red Tricycle

 

 

2012

The Great Susan Fox (November 2012) - GoldStarForTrying

Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts (November 2012) - NY Daily News

New York Nanny Law: Many Employers Still Unaware Of 'Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights' (September 2012) -Huffington Post

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms (July 2012) - The Boston Globe

The Uphill Battle to Enforce Domestic Workers' Rights  (June 2012) - The Nation

Babysitting costs dent wallet, especially in New York  (June 2012) - LifeInc.Today.MSNBC

 

2010

Dr. Susan Fox Awarded by Senator Eric Adams - The Senator

Reasons to Love New York: 15. Because We Keep Finding New Ways to Make Our Big, Anonymous Metropolis Feel Like a Lost-Bunny-Finding Small Town (December 2010) - NY Magazine

Will New York Parents Struggle With Paying the Nanny Overtime? - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Nanny 411: From What to Pay to How Much Vacation Time, May, 2010

The text of a WNBC-TV News piece on the Nanny Survey

Reaction to the Park Slope Parents conducted NYC Nanny Survey that shows most nannies are paid off the books.

Most Park Slope Parents Pay Their Nannies Off The Books (March 2010) - Gothamist

Nannygate in Slope! The hand that rocks the cradle is off-the-books (March 2010) - Brooklyn Paper

 

2009

Brooklyn Paper's Shout Out to PSP, December 2009

Smartmom weighs in on the decade that changed parenting forever.

Park Slope Parents deemed the most vital parenting resource in the City: New York Family Brooklyn praises Park Slope Parents (and founder Susan Fox)

NYTimes' At Home with Amy Sohn - discusses Amy Sohn's Book, "Prospect Park West," a book which contains references to Park Slope Parents. (September 2009) - NY Times

Meet the other Mayors of Brooklyn - designation of Susan Fox as Mayor of Park Slope (August 2009) - Brooklyn Pape  

Susan Fox is chosen as Mayor of Park Slope by the NY Post (via Brooklyn Paper) (see page 3)

$25 Yearly Fee at Park Slope Parents: Deal With It (April 2009) -Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn

Park Slope Parents Fee Battle Threatens to Spiral Into All-Out Yuppie War (April 2009) - Gawker

Park Slope Parents Crying Over Membership Fee (April 2009) - Gothamist

Brooklyn's Extraordinary Women  (March 2009) - Susan Fox named one of Brooklyn's Extraordinary Women by the Brooklyn DA's Office for her community work with Park Slope Parents.

Methodist Hospital rolls a lucky seven with Park Slope Parents (January 2009) - an article in the Brooklyn Paper discussing how Methodist Hospital sought to help Park Slope Parents better understand issues surrounding their emergency room.

 

2008

The Park Slope 100 (December 2008) - A shout out to the backbone of Park Slope Parents, Rachel Maurer.

Methodist Hospital beefs up staff amid ER concerns (December 2008) - Information about changes to Methodist Hospital's emergency room staffing credited to stories posted on Park Slope Parents.

The Nanny State: Pay And Benefits, September 2008 - CBS Morning Show coverage of the 2008 Nanny Survey conducted by Park Slope Parents.

Libraries and Pornography (May 2008) - Coverage of the library scandal!

 

2007

The Park Slope Parent Trap (July 2007) - an overview of the Park Slope area.

A Review of the Park Slope Parents CD  (January 2007) - One of kids' music's best known blogs gives a thumbs up to Park Slope Parents, The Album (vol. 1).

The Park Slope 100, December 2006 - A shout out to founder Susan Fox.

 

2006

Tot’s Hat Triggers Slope Spat (April 2006) - One of the most famous threads on Park Slope Parents, highlighted in this 2006 New York Magazine article.

Pride of the Neighborhood - Check out an interview with Susan Fox on Park Slope Parents and all things neighborhood!

 

2005

For Online Parents' Group, a Legal Scare, November 2005 - NY Times

PSReader.com article detailing the inspiration for the creation of Park Slope Parents.


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