Led by Dr. Dennis Cheng, dc optics provides eye exams, contact lens examination, optical services and urgent care to greater Brooklyn through its practice and outreach initiatives like school screenings and eye exams for children in need. The office has plenty of fashionable and affordable frames on-site for purchase and proceeds are used to buy glasses for children who cannot afford them.
Fort Greene, DUMBO Back to School Checklist
Tree-lined streets, beautiful brownstones, quaint cafes and indie shops keep families coming to the area. As the neighborhoods expand and shift to suit this new demographic, new businesses are emerging to provide families with everything they need.
Checkups
Doctors, dentists and specialists.
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Two Kids and A Dog
Opened by a local husband and wife team, Two Kids and A Dog sells children’s clothes, toys, shoes and accessories for newborns through age 8. The store carries a well-curated selection of garments from labels like Blu Pony Vintage, Patagonia Kids and Ocra, plus original Brooklyn-themed designs from the Two Kids and A Dog brand.
61 Pearl St., 11201
(646) 342-4549
Supplies
Pencils, bags and everything you need.
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Greenlight Bookstore
This Fort Greene haunt was the first bookstore in the neighborhood and continues to be a community favorite. The shop stocks the latest bestsellers, plus classics and indie titles and merchandise like Greenlight-themed t-shirts. The indie bookstore holds book readings for kids and adults, including a weekly book group for ages 9-12 and storytime for ages 3-8.
686 Fulton St., 11217
(718) 246-0200
After School, Private Schools, Tutors & Lessons
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The School at Mark Morris Dance Center
The center offers classes for kids ages 4-18 in many disciplines, including modern, ballet, tap, Afro-Haitian and jazz. Classes are accompanied by live music and provide a non-competitive environment for dancers of all levels to express themselves through movement. Children and teen classes run on a semester schedule and are available throughout the year. More advanced dancers should consider trying out for the audition-only student company.
3 Lafayette Ave., 11217
(718) 624-8400