Now that the tourists have gone home and winter has set in, we natives can score some great discounts on New York City theater, both on Broadway and off. We've got the scoop on three different deals going on this month, including the on sale date for Kids' Night on Broadway tickets. Plus Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park is open, as is the Prospect Park Zoo's revamped Discovery Center for Children. And if you're looking for something new to read to (or with) your brood, the New York Public Library's best of 2012 kid-lit book list has lots of great suggestions... 100 of them, actually.

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