A wet afternoon in the city with restless kids is exactly where the right mall earns its keep. Westfield World Trade Center has kids happily building at the LEGO and Disney stores, while The Shops at Columbus Circle runs a Kids' Club with arts and crafts and sits right across from Central Park for when they need to burn it off. One tip worth stealing from the guide: weekday mornings are far calmer than weekends, and most of the big malls have stroller rentals and family restrooms.
Our full NYC shopping guide: https://www.hobihop.com/blog/best-shopping-malls-nyc
Which mall (in NYC or anywhere) has rescued a rainy day for your family? And any that turned out to be more stress than they were worth with young kids?
