- Paperback: 486 pages
- Publisher: Not for Tourists; 12th edition (22 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0979533953
- ISBN-13: 978-0979533952
- Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 10.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 222,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Not for Tourists Guide to New York City 2011, half anti-guidebook, half urban manual, is the ultimate little black book. Packing it all in and showing where to get the best bagels, catch a movie, find local supermarkets and ATMs, and the bars that show sports. Whether you've called New York your home for decades or just arrived last night, you ignore at your peril this new 2010 edition with its caustic neighbourhood summaries and refreshing, politically incorrect descriptions. Written by New Yorkers for New Yorkers, NFT presents the city along with its good, its bad and its downright hideous. In nearly 500 pages of glorious content, the pocket-sized survival handbook features simply everywhere, from the Financial District and Chinatown to Long Island City and the Bronx, as well as covering Parks, Sports, Transport, and Arts & Entertainment. Designed for street-savvy New Yorkers, commuters, business travellers and yes, tourists, NFT New York City includes a highly graphical map for every neighbourhood featured. User-friendly map icons highlight everything from coffee shops, supermarkets, liquor stores and libraries, to hardware stores, bike shops, car rentals and 24-hour pharmacies. So if you're meeting friends in an unfamiliar part of the city or find yourself off the beaten track, NFT is a must-have resource. This edition includes a whole bunch of new listings and completely re-written text for three of Manhattan's worst tourist spots (Times Square, Union Square and South Street Seaport). But NFT doesn't waste your time by serving up five zillion options just because they're in a database: contributors have gone back to eat, drink, dance and shop their way through last year's listings to check that they're still worth knowing.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Just got this the other day, it's a tiny pocket sized book, packed with 431 pages of detailed maps with corresponding lists of cafés, shops, museums, restaurants, bars, hotels, each with their full address and phone numbers and a mini review. Also, a key feature attached to the back page is a mini fold out map of the subway systems.
Each borough of the city is covered separately over a few pages, and each with a detailed overview. It includes information on the bridges & tunnels, airports, all stations, 24 hour services, landmarks, calendar events, theatres, maps of the museums, seating plans for the sports stadiums and arenas, practically every bookstore in the city. It lists the schools and universities, the parks, where you can go for a run with your dog, skating and cycling routes. Unwritten rules of the city, how to act without sounding stupid or wasting people's time.
There's a list of local media stations (TV & Radio), essential New York songs, movies, books, a list of every significant event in New York's history from 1524 to present day.
Post Offices and Zip-Codes are listed, along with precincts, hospitals, general important phone numbers, where you can eat cheap, the best places to listen to live jazz, want to go to a jewish themed cinema? no problem, it's listed. Where you can take classes, where to buy art supplies, where to go on rainy days.
It's basically the most comprehensive, yet incredibly easy to follow guide book I've ever read. And even if I wasn't going to New York I'd still love thumbing through it just to learn about the city. The photo may be misleading but it really is pocket sized, and it's incredible how much information is squeezed into this book.
It's safe to say I'm very happy with it, let's wait and see if the information is all correct after I go to NYC at the end of May('11)
Each borough of the city is covered separately over a few pages, and each with a detailed overview. It includes information on the bridges & tunnels, airports, all stations, 24 hour services, landmarks, calendar events, theatres, maps of the museums, seating plans for the sports stadiums and arenas, practically every bookstore in the city. It lists the schools and universities, the parks, where you can go for a run with your dog, skating and cycling routes. Unwritten rules of the city, how to act without sounding stupid or wasting people's time.
There's a list of local media stations (TV & Radio), essential New York songs, movies, books, a list of every significant event in New York's history from 1524 to present day.
Post Offices and Zip-Codes are listed, along with precincts, hospitals, general important phone numbers, where you can eat cheap, the best places to listen to live jazz, want to go to a jewish themed cinema? no problem, it's listed. Where you can take classes, where to buy art supplies, where to go on rainy days.
It's basically the most comprehensive, yet incredibly easy to follow guide book I've ever read. And even if I wasn't going to New York I'd still love thumbing through it just to learn about the city. The photo may be misleading but it really is pocket sized, and it's incredible how much information is squeezed into this book.
It's safe to say I'm very happy with it, let's wait and see if the information is all correct after I go to NYC at the end of May('11)
The bar and restaurant recommendations in this guide (and the specific Brooklyn one)are excellent - went to quite a few all hit the spot. There is a lot of information in the guidebook that is probably not of much use to tourists (list of elementary schools), but then given the title that's to be expected - and you may need another guidebook for the really touristy stuff.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I thought there would be some good insights in this unusual looking guide but frankly I learnt nothing new and nothing useful. Shame! the premises were good but the promises remain unfulfilled! I do not recommend it to anyone who wants to be surprised. If anything, it can be used as a reference for some addresses, but then again there are not enough details to describe the various places so... Nah! Useless!
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