We trained Dad Brain on the entire archive of the newsletter’s hyper-local neighborhood knowledge. Now, you can message it on WhatsApp.
Playground intel, stroller-friendly restaurants, pediatrician waitlists, and weekend plans—delivered instantly on the app your phone already has open.
Membership, billing, and cancellation are all handled by this publication’s member portal — the same account as your newsletter subscription.
The Chat Line
$8/mo · $80/yr — 2 months free
Message the neighborhood brain any time.
- Unlimited WhatsApp messages with Dad Brain
- Playground, restaurant, and stroller intel on demand
- Answers in the newsletter’s voice, not a call center’s
The Weekly Wire
$13/mo · $130/yr — 2 months free
Everything in Chat, plus a Monday digest.
- Everything in The Chat Line
- Monday morning weekend-recap and week-ahead digest
- First word on neighborhood openings and closures
The Block Association
$17/mo · $170/yr — 2 months free
Everything in Weekly, plus the dads group chat.
- Everything in The Weekly Wire
- Invite to the members-only UWS dads WhatsApp group
- Meetup and playdate coordination
How it works
Pick a tier above — checkout runs through the member portal, so your messages and your newsletter live on one account.
After checkout, add your mobile number on the welcome page. We’ll reach out on WhatsApp with a message from Dad Brain.
Save the number. Message it whenever you need advice, recommendations, or just a little hyper-local solidarity.
HELPfor assistanceBILLINGfor portal linkSTOPto pause messages