Nannies
Cynthia V. 39; nanny; Long Island City, Queens
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“I like kids—that’s why I’m a nanny. It’d be a turnoff if a guy didn’t like kids.”
Where to find ’em…
Winter Garden In colder months, tot-strapped nannies descend upon the stroller-friendly World Financial Center. “It’s a mob scene with the munchkins,” says security officer Newland John. And where the kids are, the nannies are close at hand, opening juice boxes and handing out Goldfish. “It’s like this every day after 3pm,” one cashier at gelato parlor Ciao Bella tells us. (Her advice: If you want to woo a nanny, go for the strawberry and Valrhona chocolate gelato.) World Financial Center, 220 Vesey St (212-417-7000, worldfinancialcenter.com)
Story time at Barnes & Noble Tribeca Twice a week, the children’s section of this popular branch is crammed with nannies of every age and ethnicity. “It’s like a kids’ cafeteria in here,” says Raymond Pizarro, who runs the reading program that attracts up to 100 caretakers per session. “The Nepalese nannies sit here, the West Indians sit there…” 97 Warren St between Greenwich St and West Broadway (212-587-5389). Tue 4pm, Wed 11am.
Starbucks The branch located smack in the middle of kidderific Park Slope is a haven for nannies on a coffee break; come 3pm, you’ll find ’em chatting among themselves while supervising homework and sipping lattes. 164 Seventh Ave between Garfield and 1st Sts, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-369-1213)
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