Leah Rocketto

It's no surprise that Brian Farnham, the former editor-in-chief of our sister publication, Time Out New York, and his wife Rebecca, a medical resident, are raising their kids—son David, 2, and daughter Evangeline, 8 months—in Manhattan. The husband-and-wife team grew up in the city ("Rebecca went to school at Spence and my family lived right across the street," says Brian) and have fond memories of their childhood here. Brian, who left Time Out in 2008, is now at the helm of Patch.com, a website that provides news coverage for various towns around the country. The Farnhams live on the Upper West Side. Brian, both of your jobs have clued you in to city happenings. Does that help you plan family outings?BF When I was at Time Out, I tried to do everything that was going on, but I think the residual knowledge has helped me more. The fact is we're both so busy that we don't get out enough with the kids. We do a lot of home stuff with them. There's a lot of playground time, too. It's important to both of us that we expose them to new, different things. We'll become more active as they get older. With such busy schedules, how do you divvy up parenting responsibilities?RF I work pretty long hours, and my schedule isn't very flexible. Brian picks up so much of my slack. Sometimes I won't be home at all overnight, and then the next day I'm gone too. And when I come home I have to sleep because I've been up all day. Brian has to watch the kids the entire time, and he's great at it. They