Since they’re being raised in New York City, your kids are probably die-hard Yankees fans (unless they live for the Mets). If your brood wants to continue celebrating the Bronx Bombers’ victory, head to the Yankees Parade today, which begins at Battery Place and runs up Broadway to Chambers Street. If your little baseball enthusiasts are stuck in school, we suggest sneaking away from work and attending solo: It’s going to be quite a party. Congrats to Matsui, Rodriguez and the rest of the crew. You make us proud to be New Yorkers!
In one of the weirder (but kind of cool) tie-ins we’ve seen, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Times Square is offering free entry to kids sporting Yankees caps. Young fans ages 4 to 16 of the World Series-bound home team receive complimentary admission through November 6 when they visit with one paying adult. Although the tourist spot is known for its collection of bizarre rarities like shrunken heads and and six-legged animals, the museum has also acquired baseball artifacts over the years: a 1931 wooden novelty postcard signed by 16 players, including Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, and three seats taken from the original Yankee Stadium in 1923. As for Mets fans…maybe next year.
Get your paddle, er, mouse ready. The online auction to benefit the preservation of Riverside Park starts tomorrow at noon, and there are a few packages up for bid that could earn you some serious props from your kid…assuming you win.
Yankees fans will flip over this homerun prize: a private viewing of the new stadium. The behind-the-scenes tour for two comes with a pair of tickets to the September 9th game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The location of the seats: behind the home team’s dugout along the first base line.
Another item sure to be met with a thousand thank yous is a meeting with Eric Weiner, the the creator Dora the Explorer and an executive producer on Little Einsteins. Winners will get to pick his brain over lunch. Want to ask him how he feels about the new tween Dora? Now’s your chance. Bidding for all items ends on June 18th.