Brooklyn Babyfest Goes Down in Greenpoint This Weekend

GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN — Moms, dads, caretakers and babies are invited to descend upon the coast of North Brooklyn this weekend for the fourth annual Brooklyn Babyfest, featuring a greencycle swap of "cleaned, gently used and working items," according to organizers.

Considering that in New York City it costs around $100,000 a year for a two-parent, two-child family "to secure a decent yet modest standard of living," and that around 30 percent of mothers in the U.S. struggle to afford diapers, swapping clean baby products is a great idea.

Just be sure to heed caution if your baby happens to come into contact with North Brooklyn's native soil; that's not so clean.

BK Babyfest, hosted by Town Square, goes down Sunday, Oct. 2, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Brooklyn Expo Center, located at 72 Noble Street.

To sweeten the deal, two-for-one tickets are available with promo-code BRINGAFRIEND; otherwise tickets are $15 a piece.

A quick overview from the organizers:

Are you an expectant parent or parent of infants and toddlers up to age 5?

Do you want to learn about the newest and best products and services for your infants and toddlers?

Are you interested in meeting other parents, grandparents, educators, and caretakers in a fun, nurturing and supportive environment?

Brooklyn Babyfest is the expo for you!

Brooklyn Babyfest Facts:
+100 exhibitors and partners
+500 attendees from all over metro NY area
+90% of attendees were expectant & new parents seeking help and information
- Presentations & demos on the most common prenatal to preschool questions/concerns
- Brooklyn Expo Center is a spacious & exciting event venue, located at the corner of highly popular Franklin Street in Greenpoint/Williamsburg.

Lead image courtesy of Sakena Ali/Flickr.