Alison Lowenstein, Neighbor

 Alison Lowenstein is a native New Yorker and the author of <i>City Baby Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide</i> <i>for Parents from Pregnancy through Preschool</i>, <i>City Weekends: The Greatest Escapes and Weekend Getaways in and Around NYC,</i> and most recently, <i>City Kid New York: The Ultimate Guide for NYC Parents with Kids Ages 4-12. </i> She runs the site Brooklynbaby.com. In addition, she has written for <i>The New York Daily News, Newsday, Time Out New York Kids, National Geographic Traveler, Wild Blue Yonder, New York Family Magazine, Arrive, American Way</i>, TravelandLeisure.com, Babble.com, Grandparents.com, Cookiemag.com, among many other publications and websites. Alison lives in Carroll Gardens with her husband and their two school-aged children. She loves finding new kid-friendly events, shops and other happenings in the area, and would love to hear about your favorite things to do with kids in Carroll Gardens. Visit her at http://www.brooklynbaby.com