Tribeca Pediatrics

I’ve been bringing my son here for 2 years and I couldn’t be happier. The front desk staff are pleasant and the doctors are extremely thorough and always friendly. They deal very well with my son, who is usually pretty shy! The waiting room is usually full, so I assume they typically have a lot of patients, but I’ve never felt rushed or had to wait long either! Everyone I have dealt with has been knowledgeable and professional. I feel very comfortable knowing my son is in good hands here.

I had the displeasure of seeing Stephanie Orth in this office and I just had to write about my experience. She came off as way too cocky and solicited me with advice about parenting my child I didn’t even ask for. It was such a turn off, she acted like she knows everything there is to know about parenting. It seemed like she was talking down to me. I will never come back to this office again, she was just pure disgusting.

Due to a change in our insurance provider, we recently switched to the Williamsburg — Berry Street office. I was a bit hesitant because we loved our kids pediatrician so much and was concerned I would not find anything comparable.
Upon arrival, the receptionist was very friendly and accommodating. We arrived a bit early and I was worried we would have to be there until our designated appointment time. However, they attended to us right away and the entire experience was very pleasant.
The office has a retro feel and is pretty clean. Our son, who is 15 months, loves the play area and the open space. The patient rooms are nicely setup and we actually had a small laugh because we didn’t realize that the patient table had a built in scale. So when the medical assistant called out the weight, my husband and I looked around surprised.
The medical assistant and nurse practitioner were very informative. They answered all our questions and we found them to be very knowledgeable.
Great experience and feel comfortable returning.

Wonderful, convenient, informative and comprehensive. In a time when parenting has been co-​opted by fads and conjecture, Tribeca Pediatrics offers a no-​nonsense, effective way to approach the health of a child.

We called again today to find out about a weekend visit and got a much improved response. Furthermore, my kids have both been sick of late and the doctors have called us repeatedly to check in. Wonderful.

It took 7 days from the sick visit to find out my son had salmonella. Maybe that is more of an issue with their lab, but it seems like a long time. My physician gets lab results in 48 hours, which was the time they quoted my wife. I got excuses when I expressed concern.
Flu shot for the kid? How about in a tiny window once a week? Rite Aid gives them out any time without an appointment. Thanks Tribeca. You are the Rolls Royce of pediatrics, which means you take more care than you are actually worth.

Well. I’ve read other reviews and I’m relieved i’m not the only one to be astounded at the non medical advice.
I like Melissa and Dr Newman but this new Dr Malbon was appalling. I was hounded with unsolicited advice about my 2 year old. She also TOLD us to lock him up in his room when he has tantrums (which he doesn’t yet, but she wasn’t listening) «don’t bother to explain, he doesn’t understand». Hey?
I hope she doesn’t have any children yet. Babies understand plenty!
She was nervous and abrupt. It has happened before. I was at another location when I was also TOLD to let him cry it out that it was nearly too late at 10 months. again NOT solicited and NOT medical advice. It was also clear I was not pro crying it out–
I have read some of Dr Cohen’s child rearing philosophies, I disagree strongly but have appreciated some of the doctors who didn’t feel compelled to preach. I realise I am just helping his philosophies spread and survive by staying at his practice. I will be searching for another doctor. Not sure how he got a book or this fast food approach to pediatrics out there. he must be one of those charismatic dangerous people who can get a following going even with very unsafe ideas! STAY CLEAR

we have been going here since my daughter was born and we didn’t have any issue till she had any illness. In January, we had to take her to Tribeca in Williamsburg because she got a high fever and Dr said «it is regular cold, nothing to concern. you should wait to see for 3 to 5 days» then my daughter came home without any treatment, any prescription and next early morning, she started get chilled and shaking with high fever. We had to take her to ER, NY presbyterian. They said she had a pneumonia.
Two days ago, we took her to Tribeca again because she had a runny nose and eye infection. Dr said same things as usual ” Please wait to see 3 to 5days” then my daughter started suffer from the pain of ear and crying so hard. We had to go to ER again then ER Dr diagnosed she had a midle ear infection and also ear so that she need a antibiotic medication.
I really do not see the point to take my child to Tribeca pediatric anymore with these experience. We also feel it is such a WASTING TIME and MONEY to go there.
Because they DON“T DO ANYTHING and we still have to co-​pay $ 30 for telling us «let’s wait to see 3 – 5 days» every time and we always ended up have to go to ER spending another money.
I am sorry to say but I really do not trust the Tribeca as a pediatric.

We love Dr Newman and have had mostly very positive experiences with Tribeca Pediatrics for the last 5 years.
However, recently they seem to have grown too large to provide competent customer service. First they repeatedly misread (or didn’t read) emails requesting records be sent for school applications and instead informed me, repeatedly, that they were going to charge me for sending records to our new pediatrician.
Then, they took over a month to properly fill out and return a simple Dept of Education form due to clerical errors, sloppiness, and lack of follow through or follow up.
And now finally, they failed to input an appt we made into their computer despite repeated confirmation so that after my heavily pregnant wife spent hours picking up our son from school in Manhattan and drove him to Berry St, she was told she wasn’t on the schedule and that she would have to come back another day.
Again, Dr Newman is a saint and an excellent doctor but the administration here is outrageously poor and we are looking for a new pediatrician if anyone has any suggestions.

I’ve been going to Tribeca in Williamsburg for the four month of my son’s life, and I won’t be going there any longer. It’s all but impossible for me to get an appointment with a doctor — we’ve had most of our visits with the nurse practitioner (who is lovely enough, but alas, not a doctor). To be fair, I requested her this visit because the doctor was a bit rough with the needle when administering shots, and my son was due for two.
Aside from telling me the thrush in his mouth was dried milk, the doctors I have seen were nice. However, the whole cry-​out stuff is placed way to high on their list of important practices. In fact, they really push it, and if you opt not to do this with your child (starting at two months), they act like there’s nothing they can do to help you. For instance, when we went in today, I asked a question about when and how to break the swaddle when transferring from a co-​sleeper to a crib. I was asked if we had cried-​it-​with our son (why was this relevant?). I said we wouldn’t be doing that, and in response to the initial question the nurse just shrugged her shoulders as if to say, well, if you’re not going to CIO we can’t help you.
It just seems like a pediatrician should embrace the fact the people parent differently and perhaps offer alternate ideas. Or maybe just stick to medicine, not parenting.

the office is overwhelmed and understaffed and the poor desk person runs back and forth from computer to blood-​draw and this is not hygenic. They are doing too much and have a sloppy approach when they get overwhelmed.
I continue to go there because of a simple and harmonious rapport with our pediatrician dr. newman. She is a lovely woman cares much and works hard. But Im not sure she can continue to take on new patients — she too seems overwhelmed and under supported.
I also flatly reject the Tribeca approach of telling all parents to make their baby Cry it Out — it is not medical it is not professional, it is not necessarily healthy nor necessarily safe for ANY baby much less EVERY baby. As a believer in Attachment Parenting I find the practice of telling all parents to do CIO is offensive to me and anyone else who abides to their instincts or those formal principles of nurturing attachment.
Many new moms who are exhausted and vulnerable to behavioral advice wind up really driving a wedge between themselves and their baby with this approach and its not fair to them or their baby. For these reasons I give fewer stars because until they correct these, new patients should be very wary of joining the practice.
Again. I and my son have a good rapport with Dr. Newman. I do hope that she gets greater support for her practice going forward.

I like the sign they have on the front desk that says that they try to not let their patients wait more than 20 minutes to see a pediatrician. My 3-​year old and I got to the appointment 15 minutes early, and expected not to be seen until our appointment time. However, after only waiting 5 minutes, they brought us in.
The place is clean and I like the modern feel. Their lollipops are organic and tasty too (I got the sour apple tart flavor)!

You can do better than Tribeca Pediatrics. I took my daughter there for almost 2 years and was disappointed overall with the care she received. She had a serious condition that required blood to be drawn at regular intervals. Based on available information and research we knew that a venous draw would provide the most accurate readings. But they regularly asked us to accept a finger prick. It was tiring having that same discussion every time we went in.
We also waited more than 2 hours once when my daughter had a pulled (or «nursemaid’s») elbow. She was in extreme discomfort the entire time, and I was admonished by the doctor for not calling in and scheduling an appointment. For an emergency. Once she identified the problem, the remedy (a quick manipulation of her arm) was over in seconds (at a cost of $ 200). The pull happened again later down the road and a doctor in a different practice taught me how to do the manipulation myself — something that has come in very handy. That visit was $ 80.
On a final note, there is a $ 20 fee to get your child’s medical file. An «administration fee.» I have never, ever been charged to get a medical file, which I’ve done at least 5 different offices.

I have been going to TP since summer 2009 and have been very happy with the care I have received for my children. In my opinion, you either love them or hate them, and I love them.
They have a very relaxed approach. I have never felt bullied into anything I wasn’t comfortable with. Did they discuss the possibility that at 3 months my baby could skip a night feeding? Sure. Did I do that when I was comfortable doing it? Yes.
With parenting, you need to listen and ask questions, and then, do what you are comfortable doing. They aren’t in your home watching to see if you follow their advice. They offer their opinion and then you go from there.
I love their approach to starting solids, they made me feel comfortable with the idea of a family meal, just purée whatever it is that we are eating for the baby, so easy! No need to buy expensive, artificial tasting jars of food.
The office is clean and modern.
The support staff has changed a bit since we started going, but, I am happy with them. The practice seems much more busy, when we first started going, we never waited more than five minutes. Now, the wait can be a bit longer, which is why I gave 4 stars. It seems the practice has grown and they could use another doctor.
Overall, I am very happy with the care that my children receive.

We love Dr. Newman and the staff here. She is caring, helpful, kind and gives good advice. I have had to call the emergency line twice and both times we were answered within minutes.
I know some people say Tribeca pushes CIO on young infants, but this was not the case for us. Dr. Newman kept track of our daughters sleep habits early on with us and by the time she was 6 months old and of appropriate weight, suggested dropping a feed etc. We were never pushed into early CIO at all ever. She seems to take every issue on a case by case basis and what is appropriate for the situation, as we other friends with young children who also go to Dr. Newman.
An added bonus is the play area in the waiting room which our daughter loves.

This ped clinic is a threat to babies and kids development. Watch out!
We plus three (3) mom friends of us have had their kids as patients over there and had terrible experiences. None of us are with this practice any longer.
1) They missed out a 14 month old having strep.
2) They missed out on our friends son (15 month old) who had major developmental milestones delayed such as crawling, walking, babbling etc. The german pediatrician just said that ‘he’s normal — no problem”. At 15 months he was behind as a 8 month old, but yet the doctor just wanted to get to lunch instead of focus on helping the mom!
3) They preach the Cry Out Method — AT ANY AGE! Whether your baby is 1 month old, 6 months or 2 years — these guys ask you to have your baby «cry it out» the whole night…
4) And if your 2 year old is having a tantrum — don’t try to work it out and find a way to deal with your child — no no, these guys want you to LOCK IN YOUR CHILD in a room — until the child is quiet.
5) One of mom friends’ son had escalated fever running up to 105.5!!! After having to wait 1.5 hour to have the doc calling back (off business hours), they advised to take tylenol and that’s it. At 12 months of age, you go to the Pediatric ER to see if the kid has any virus infection, pneumonia, or any other medical problems especially at this high fever
No thank you, even though it’s a convenient walk as a Williamsburger it’s not worth jeopardizing my childrens’ health and development to have some under performing, unattentive, expensive, easy going pediatricins! Take a trip to the city and find a better pediatrician!