Baby Jogger - City Mini stroller

It’s all I’ve tried but we have the Baby Jogger Citi Mini and I feel like it checks most, if not all, of these boxes. Maybe a little big for errands (I’ve never taken it in the grocery store) but I preferred to baby wear for that anyways.

3. It would be two but our Graco stroller’s front wheel sprung a leak and we couldn’t figure out how to remove it in order to change out the tube (took it to a bike shop and everything). My husband cut the tube out before I could figure out how to patch it. We have an umbrella stroller we no longer use because our three year old doesn’t fit it anymore and a Baby Jogger City Mini that’s our daily driver when we need it.

See if you can find a used Baby Jogger City Mini to use for your trip and resell afterwards (or keep!). I got one for free second hand from a coworker. Didn’t think much of it, but MAN can that thing handle all the bumps and crazy tree roots in our neighborhood. We can take it on trails even. It’s slimmer than our main stroller (Nuna Tavo), less storage space, but handles amazingly well. Our Nuna is actually terrible at getting over tree roots or uneven sidewalks.

You asking what from birth kit, right? The stroller plus basinette package.  It's a smaller shop but go to Mini Jake in williamsburg to shop strollers. They will be honest about what stroller is best for your lifestyle and apartment. I heard them tell a couple not to buy a Vista because they don't have a car and live in a walkup.  Something to keep in mind, those big strollers, Cruz and Vista, won't fit through the aisles of a corner store or a boutique. You also won't be able to lift it without help. One day, your newborn will be a toddler get something you can carry folded with one hand. The other hand is for your child's hand.  Baby Jogger City Mini and Uppababy Minu both have a decent size basket and and are in your budget. 

Keekaroo changing pad. Also get a small stroller with a decent size basket. The minu and baby jogger city mini have much bigger one compared to the aer, yoyo and butterfly. Nesting crib it's pricey but goes from bassinet to toddler bed and you don't need to buy a separate conversion kit. And you can set Babylist up so multiple people can contribute to the same gift  Bugaboo pack and play fold up small. BOON naked baby bathtub folds flat and hangs from a hook. Not NYC specific but google what pfas is and make sure nothing on your registry has it. It's toxic and a lot of baby products contain it. 

The CityMini is my fave of all the strollers I owned. It’s light, folds up easily, and can be steered one handed.

I have a baby jogger city mini and it's pretty solid on different surfaces. I've pushed it through sand, snow, slush, and rocky trails with minimal problems. My best purchase though was my Thule chariot. It can handle any surface easily and we convert it to bike and ski too. It doesn't hold a car seat but you can get an infant sling. I have friends who use the Thule jogging stroller and bugaboo fox and say they're wonderful in the snow.

We used to have a Kia Rio and would stand our Baby Jogger city mini on its side. When needed removing one of the large wheels (easy) allowed us to lie it flat. We had to get rid of the parcel shelf.

We got a secondhand Baby Jogger City Mini for a trip to Florida – definitely not rugged terrain, but the stroller was durable and comfortable (and I read that these are the ones Disney rents out at their parks for those reasons, but can’t confirm 100%). More importantly, I’d suggest going secondhand because it’ll likely get beat up in transit. You can also get a travel bag to pop it in at the gate to help keep it clean.

I had the City Mini (probably an older model) for years in Boston and I thought it worked great. We took buses and trains all the time, although I don't think we folded it up very often on public transit because we always had crap (jackets, snacks, water bottles, etc) in the stroller that would have made it difficult to fold up (and my kid was usually sitting in it too). I thought its ruggedness was sufficient, even on snow.

I was recently handed down a baby jogger City Mini which is small and lightweight. It was a grandparent stroller which wasn't needed anymore. It's too small for our daily needs (the bottom bag thing doesn't hold enough of our crap) so it might be perfect as an occasional stroller. It folds up and down with one hand but I haven't actually tried to fold it down yet as it's living on our porch for local walks, so I can't comment on its foldabiliity ease.