Mercer labs does not allow stroller

Any time I go anywhere else it shocks me to come back to New York and realize how deeply anti parent and anti family this city is.

While I agree it feels ridiculous I just wanna share some insight for mommas out there. Museums typically have areas off limits to strollers or better yet limit what kind or size can go through as it might disturb exhibits. Don't get me wrong, I love strollers and I know they help a lot with kids, it seems to be a problem with so many parents because its not just to hold the kid in their cases, they put EVERYTHING in there and security shouldn't have to check all that. Yes, you need to be able to carry your baby plus their stuff, but do you really need all the stuff? It's easier to say no to all strollers than have large strollers rolling through and destroying exhibits or people sneaking banned things in (markers, food, etc) because strollers are notoriously hard to check. Wouldn't be fair to keep everyone waiting in line either. Not to mention the crowding in spaces, phew, it's hard for paying adults to walk around if there are 94939 strollers full of sleeping babies who could not care less where they were.

Are you able to wear your baby instead? And just either hold your toddlers hands or get one of those backpacks for them so they don’t run off

@Cola sadly still better than a lot of this country due to the walkability and variety of activities alone (but pathetic compared to Europe when it comes to business amenities that aren't hostile to families!) also randomly found this post because I was considering bringing my baby there and I'm confused if that's a good idea now...I would baby wear.

@Colleen if you’re baby-wearing you’ll be fine. You should know it is very hard to get a taxi with a car seat, even with a ride sharing service, but you can (book Lyft in advance, only age 2+ seats). Restaurants rarely have high chairs, and many museums and attractions have a size limit for bag check, or won’t bag check at all (only coats) - but some have an exception to bag search and check rules for diaper bags. Kids under 2 are free for everything. Airbnb is almost non-existant now so you’ll have to share a room in a hotel. People will not offer you a seat on public transit, you have to ask. And finally, unlike almost everywhere else, there are no line/wait time exceptions or accommodation for families with small kids. All that said, yes it is one of the best places in the country to be a parent. We’re not nearly as individualistic as the rest of the country. Many people will offer to help and we have a ton of kid friendly or focused places and activities. DM if you want recs!

@Cola I just moved from NYC after living there for ages and am there all the time still but still learning the parent-side of things in the city, so thank you!