Heights kids’ bday venues?
Hey, neighbors! I’ve lived in the Heights for about 15 years, and I was silly enough to have a kid in December, when Javits/Bennett bday parties are pretty no-go.
Kiddo is turning 6 and has decreed that this year she will not settle for the “special outing with a friend” thing we got away with last year.
We did her second and fourth birthdays at the Y on Nagle, but the price then was literally HALF of what it is now ($600+ now, with no added value). For her third, we did a party with the Artz space (used to be Little Red Rocket back in the day) on 181 and Riverside, but they closed.
I’m aware of the following places that might rent space and/or do birthday programs:
-YM/YWHA of Washington Heights
-the art studio on 187th/Pinehurst
-Mt. Sinai Jewish Center
-Hebrew Tabernacle
-Fort Washington Collegiate Church (up in the air now because of new management/owners)
-Le Cheile
-Dance Project of Washington Heights
-Hudson View Gardens community room
-Castle Village community room
(Anyone know if Cornerstone/Our Savior’s Atonement on Bennett rents space for this kind of thing?)
Anyone have additional suggestions? Ideally looking for a place that can host at least 20 kids, so at least 40-person capacity, and if you have any experience with getting kid-friendly entertainment (clowns, bounce houses, crafts, etc.) arranged in that space, I’d love your wisdom.