GothamBaby.com

http://www.centralpark2000.com/products/map/map_home.html Essential for navigating Central Park, a map of CP with all momuments labelled and explained. Trying to figure out where Turtle Pond is, or how to find King Jagiello? Click here.

www.menupages.com
Menus for virtually every restaurant in the city, by neighborhood. Take-out and stay-in, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great if you're looking for a nearby place to eat or ordering in.

http://www.nysite.com This is a great website. You can "walk" the streets of the UWS and click to get name and contact info for the stores you "see" there. Click "Block-by-Block Guide" to access this feature. Also has category and A-Z listings, classifieds, and guide to park wildlife.

http://www.foodallergy.org/
"Our mission is to increase public awareness about food allergies and anaphylaxis (a severe, life-threatening reaction), to provide education, and to advance research on behalf of all of those affected by food allergies. Our website is an extension of that mission. We strive to provide the best and most accurate information online."

http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/05-24/food-and-pesticide-residue-article.htm Reduce Pesticide Exposure by Choosing Foods with the Lowest Pesticide Residues. An EWG simulation showed that people can lower their pesticide exposure 90% by avoiding their "dirty dozen" above and instead eating the least contaminated fruits and vegetables.

http://www.nypl.org/events/branchevents.cfm?start=1 Kids & adults' events -- readings, films, kids' hours -- at all the branch libraries. You can also search by individual library.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html

The Environmental Protection Agency's website with tables showing mercury levels in different species of fish and shellfish. Three tables:
Table 1. Fish and Shellfish With Highest Levels of Mercury
Table 2. Fish and Shellfish With Lower Levels of Mercury
Table 3. Mercury Levels of Other Fish and Shellfish
Tables show mercury concentration in each species, number of samples, and source of data.

Infant/Child Product Recalls (not including toys): http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/child.html Recall info for all products, including toys, can be found here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html

http://insideschools.org The inside scoop on NYC public schools. "We are a group of committed public school parents, children's advocates, journalists and teachers dedicated to improving public education in New York City. We visit schools, speak with parents and teachers, and comb the media to present an independent and authoritative view of New York City sc

http://community.urbanbaby.com/boards/
Message boards where people chat about all sorts of parenting, pregnancy, kid-related, and not-so-kid-related subjects. Classifieds and resource listings as well, and an advertising-driven newsletter.