Raising New Yorkers with NYC Mom & Native New Yorker Bethany Braun-Silva
04/06/22 • 50 min
Realities of NYC Parenting - all packed into one conversation, which includes an unbelievable Upper East Side story!
On today’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bethany Braun-Silva, who I feel I’ve hit the New York City Lottery of guests, to represent raising New Yorkers in so many ways than one. You’ll have to tune in to the episode to hear them all.
“Bethany Braun-Silva is an on-air parenting, entertainment, and lifestyle expert. She is the former editor of Parenting.com and frequently writes about the latest and greatest gear for parents and kids in the city.
She was previously the Senior Editor of Big Apple Parent Magazine and has written for OK! Magazine, Hollywood Life, Mom.com, and CafeMom. She is a graduate of New York University, but her proudest accomplishment is being a mom to Elias and Jake, who make life (and work) endlessly fun”.
During our conversation Bethany notes how her first born birthed her career as a parenting expert as well as nostalgia of watching her children loving the same things she did growing up as a child in the city.
Bethany’s energy and through-and-through native New Yorker personality, which she wears like a badge of honor, shines throughout our interview. She also brings a very realistic perspective on raising children in the city, plus what she likes and dislikes about New York City for kids; how the school system in NYC is bound to be the biggest barrier for city parents; why Times Square is not popular among New Yorkers; how you must live 20+ years in the city to consider yourself a New Yorker, and when I say so much more...I mean so much more!
NYC parenting resources mentioned by Bethany in our interview can be found below. Reach out, if you have any questions.
Please subscribe, rate, and review Gossipnista wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow along on Instagram @GossipnistaPodcast to stay up-to-date on the latest about the podcast, episodes and new season.
Thank you for your support. Enjoy the interview!
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Connect with Bethany Braun-Silva below
WebsiteInstagram
NYC Parenting Resources Recommended by Bethany
ChalkbeatNewyorkfamily.comMommy PoppinsNYC Parenting Facebook Links across Boroughs
NYC Facebook Groups for Parents
Additional Resources
Other Parent Stories + helpful tips article 101 Things to Do with Kids in NYCPodcast on NYC Parenting + NYC School System
Secrets of NYC Schools with Alina AdamsRaising New Yorkers Note: Bethany's favorite NYC movie which was noted on podcast and is not for children
'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'
Bonus: NYC Fun Parent movies about kids (Not for kids)
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Friends with Kids
Xoxo,
Gossipnista
Realities of NYC Parenting - all packed into one conversation, which includes an unbelievable Upper East Side story!
On today’s episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bethany Braun-Silva, who I feel I’ve hit the New York City Lottery of guests, to represent raising New Yorkers in so many ways than one. You’ll have to tune in to the episode to hear them all.
“Bethany Braun-Silva is an on-air parenting, entertainment, and lifestyle expert. She is the former editor of Parenting.com and frequently writes about the latest and greatest gear for parents and kids in the city.
She was previously the Senior Editor of Big Apple Parent Magazine and has written for OK! Magazine, Hollywood Life, Mom.com, and CafeMom. She is a graduate of New York University, but her proudest accomplishment is being a mom to Elias and Jake, who make life (and work) endlessly fun”.
During our conversation Bethany notes how her first born birthed her career as a parenting expert as well as nostalgia of watching her children loving the same things she did growing up as a child in the city.
Bethany’s energy and through-and-through native New Yorker personality, which she wears like a badge of honor, shines throughout our interview. She also brings a very realistic perspective on raising children in the city, plus what she likes and dislikes about New York City for kids; how the school system in NYC is bound to be the biggest barrier for city parents; why Times Square is not popular among New Yorkers; how you must live 20+ years in the city to consider yourself a New Yorker, and when I say so much more...I mean so much more!
NYC parenting resources mentioned by Bethany in our interview can be found below. Reach out, if you have any questions.
Please subscribe, rate, and review Gossipnista wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow along on Instagram @GossipnistaPodcast to stay up-to-date on the latest about the podcast, episodes and new season.
Thank you for your support. Enjoy the interview!
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Connect with Bethany Braun-Silva below
WebsiteInstagram
NYC Parenting Resources Recommended by Bethany
ChalkbeatNewyorkfamily.comMommy PoppinsNYC Parenting Facebook Links across Boroughs
NYC Facebook Groups for Parents
Additional Resources
Other Parent Stories + helpful tips article 101 Things to Do with Kids in NYCPodcast on NYC Parenting + NYC School System
Secrets of NYC Schools with Alina AdamsRaising New Yorkers Note: Bethany's favorite NYC movie which was noted on podcast and is not for children
'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'
Bonus: NYC Fun Parent movies about kids (Not for kids)
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Friends with Kids
Xoxo,
Gossipnista
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Landmarks of New York with Tommy Silk
There is no New York without its landmarks and history, and I have the perfect guest to open up the new season 5!
Tommy Silk, creator of @landmarksofny not only offers knowledgable posts and insights to an array of landmarks in the city, but he can also give you a tour of them as a certified tour guide in New York City. Sprinkle in his history degree from Fordham University and you have yourself an expert on landmarks.
With a great deal of knowledge about the city and Tommy’s New York story, it can all be digested in just under an hour. Here’s a little of what we chat about on this episode...
✧ Making the move from Manhattan to Brooklyn - the pros and cons
✧ His #onlyinnewyork story of a big raccoon taking over Central Park
✧ How the preservation of landmarks in NYC got started
✧ The most overrated and underrated landmarks, landmarks for newbies in the city and also for natives to explore as well
✧ His favorite landmark and the amazing story behind it
✧ We even talk Staten Island and give it a landmark shout out
✧ Plus we play a fun pop quiz game on landmarks, which he was not expecting. How did he do?
I’m so excited to have had the opportunity to interview him.
Please subscribe, rate, and review Gossipnista wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow along on Instagram @GossipnistaPodcast to stay up-to-date on the latest about the podcast, episodes and new season.
Thank you for your support. Enjoy the interview!
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Connect with Tommy Silk
ToursWebsiteInstagram
NYC Landmarks Resources discussed in interview
MAP - NYC LandmarksNYC Landmark Preservation Commission QUIZZ - How well do you know NYC?
Next Episode
Upper West Side Dream Living in NYC with Native New Yorker Hattie Kolp
This episode is a must listen if you ever wondered how New York City apartments work (outside the regular market) and how you can lock yourself into the city and an apartment forever, if you choose to.
Hattie Kolp my guest today notes, “everyone can get a rent stabilized apartment in New York City.” But nearly no one, will get an apartment for the price and square footage she is paying today, in her childhood home on the Upper West Side. She reveals all the details and more in our interview today and helps to break down rent stabilized vs. rent controlled apartments, as well as how you can get one in NYC.
I’m fortunate to have connected with Hattie to share her unique New York upbringing in the city with an even a more unique living situation. She shares the details on her pre-war gem of an apartment; family history on rent stabilized apartments; how she fell into fame and recognition during the pandemic due to her home; and lovely interior design skills and handy work. Also, how three Master Degree’s later she is finally doing what she loves.
Please subscribe, rate, and review Gossipnista wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow along on Instagram @GossipnistaPodcast to stay up-to-date on the latest about the podcast, episodes and new season.
Thank you for your support. I’ve linked countless resources on the show notes regarding this subject that I hope you’ll find helpful. Enjoy the interview!
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Connect with Hattie Kolp below
Website
Good article on rent stabilized vs. rent controlled below
Localize Article
NYC Gov rent stabilized resource
Rent Guidelines + Apartments
NYC Gov Crime Map below
NYC Neighborhoods + Boroughs
Xoxo,
Gossipnista
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