Most kid-friendly neighborhood

Most kid-friendly neighborhoodPark Slope, Brooklyn

Photo: Claudio Papapietro

Winner Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ten reasons why we think Park Slope blew away the other ’hoods in our parents’ survey:

10. Everything about Prospect Park: the playgrounds, the zoo, the carousel, the ice rink, the summer concerts

9. In-demand public schools (P.S. 321, P.S. 107, P.S. 154)

8. Die-hard leftism, which even an influx of Wall Streeters couldn’t squelch

7. Toy Space, the rare store where the owner, herself a mom, will get down on the floor and show your kids how to play with the games

6. A small-town atmosphere in which everyone seems to recognize your child

5. Tea Lounge on Saturday afternoons

4. Dizzy’s on Sunday mornings

3. NY Times scribe A.O. Scott sometimes works on the Food Coop’s child-care shift—and just might share critical insights with your toddler while you shop for lacinato kale.

2. Since other cool parents abound, even shut-in moms and dads can make friends.

1. The neighborhood makes breeding look easy. “Seeing strollers everywhere made having kids seem less daunting,” notes Lori Leibovich, author of Maybe Baby and Park Slope mother of Carlos, age 2.

Runner-up Tribeca
Tribeca may have gotten just half the votes of Park Slope, but it’s no one’s also-ran. With state-of-the-art play centers like Sydney’s Playground and the Nest, top kids’ eateries, and schools worth relocating for (PS. 234), no area offers more block-for-block tot draws than this neighborhood.

And don’t forget...Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
When TONY Kids left Cobble Hill off our nominee list in this category, proud locals got steamed and wrote it in. Who can blame them? This beautiful, tree-lined nabe offers wide-open spaces for kids, bistros on Smith Street for parents and their young foodies, and activities galore.