Downtown Magazine is introducing a new monthly feature, which focuses the spotlight on downtown Moms, who are juggling career, kids, and family in NYC. Our Lifestyle and Family Editor, Denise Courter, recently sat down with Dr. Roshini Raj, or Dr. Raj as she is known on the talk show circuit. She is a downtown Mom who epitomizes Lower Manhattan.
Dr. Roshini Raj is a board certified gastroenterologist and internist with a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College. She is an attending physician at NYU Medical Center/Tisch Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. Dr. Raj has a special interest in women’s health and cancer screening and has published several research articles on colon cancer screening.
Dr. Raj is a Today Show contributor, the Good Day NY Medical Correspondent (Fox5) and the Medical Editor of Health Magazine. She frequently posts health-related content on her social media platforms and on her website. In 2014, Dr.Raj launched a skincare line, TULA, on QVC.com. TULA is a line of healthy living products, starting with skin health. Dr. Raj resides in New York City with her husband and two children.
Little Apple Asks Downtown Mom…Dr. Raj
Q: What is the best parenting advice/phrase you were given?
A: Someone told me long ago to remember that there is no perfect way to parent. So, don’t expect to be a perfect parent and don’t expect to have perfect kids, all of the time. Remind yourself that kids don’t always follow the rules.
Q: What are your favorite things about being a City Mom?
A: I love the sense of community that exists downtown. We can walk around the neighborhood and run into people that we know, or the kids will see their friends on the playground, which is really nice. Plus, the greenery that exists in Battery Park is great. When we first moved to BPC, my kids thought the green park in front of our apartment was our own backyard. So they used to ask my husband and I why there were people in their backyard! They quickly had to learn that it was not just theirs and took some getting used to.
Q: What are the challenges of being a working Mom in the city?
A: I have tried to minimize my stress by working close to home but with my business and my media work I still need to travel throughout the city – traffic is a challenge, so I take the train as much as possible.
Q: What is your favorite seasonal family activity?
A: In the Fall, we love to go fruit picking and exploring the farms in Long Island and in the Winter we love going ice skating at Brookfield Place at the World Financial Center.
Dr. Raj’s Favorites:
Favorite Downtown Playground or Park
Rockefeller Park because it is next to the water and we can walk along the beautiful esplanade. A close second is the Terrace Club for swimming.
Favorite Downtown place to get a cocktail
White Street – fabulous healthy food with a swanky ambiance
Favorite Downtown Local Gem
The new food court at Brookfield Place – great food in a beautiful setting.
Favorite City Destinations
We love going to the Battery Park Library, which is beautiful. And, we also love going to Merchants Riverhouse in Battery Park City because of they have a kids menu and are also very family friendly.
Favorite mode of transit…Uber vs. Taxi / Walking vs. Subway
We rarely take taxis because my son gets carsick so that is not a regular mode of transportation for us, so we tend to take the subway pretty regularly. Otherwise, we tend to walk almost everywhere because its easy and a great way to get outside with the kids.
