Comments for New York Tourist Info

Comment on Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) by James Pernikoff

James Pernikoff — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:39:02 +0000

Review by James Pernikoff for Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) Rating: I like the concept of a "tourbook for residents" and this book might carry that off well, but only if you can read it! These books come in two page sizes and unfortunately this one is in the smaller size, which may be small enough to fit in a purse but cannot be read without a magnifier. If it were in the same larger page size as the Atlanta and Seattle books (which are still small enough to fit in a glovebox) I would have given it higher marks. Also, be aware that this is fundamentally a Manhattan guide only; other coverage includes only Hoboken and Jersey City to the west, and the communities bordering the East River, from Astoria to Red Hook and Park Slope, to the east. (They do publish companion volumes for Brooklyn and Queens, but they are also in the same puny size.) I hope the publishers see fit to do the next edition in the larger page size, and also do a book for the Bronx. This is a great idea, but in this case, poorly executed.

Comment on Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) by Terri L. Worrell

Terri L. Worrell — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:19 +0000

Review by Terri L. Worrell for Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) Rating: My daughter recently relocated to Brooklyn, NY. I gave this book to her as a gift and she thanks me quite often for it. It has a map of the subway system that opens up from the last page and she said it has helped her soooo much. She carries it with her everywhere she goes in the city and said it is one of the best gifts she has ever received. She said she would recommend it to anyone who is moving to a big city. They have copies for different cities across the U.S.

Comment on Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) by Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:33:11 +0000

Review by Daisy for Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) Rating: I bought this book for my sister, who is a student living in NYC. She's lived there for about 4 months (with my other sister has lived there for 3.5 years) so she's definitely not a tourist, but neither is she a native New Yorker. We tried to use this book when I came up for a visit. I'm not sure why they list every Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks in each neighborhood. I'm pretty sure that locals already know and/or don't care where those places are. Seems like something tourists would want to know. I was surprised at places that were left out, including a few places to eat and shop, which I thought would be appealing to locals. Also, the maps assume the reader is intimately familiar with all of the streets in each neighborhood. NYC is a big city, so while one can be a local in one neighborhood, I'm sure even long-time New Yorkers don't know where every street in the city is. A grid on the map would have made things easier, or numbering each of the places of interest.

So while I hope this book is useful to sis, I don't think it's going to be the resource I thought it was. Thankfully, I also got her Off the Beaten (Subway) Track Off the Beaten (Subway) Track: New York City's Best Unusual Attractions, which I think would be much more interesting to locals than the NFT guide.

Comment on Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) by Glad M. Perez

Glad M. Perez — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:42:02 +0000

Review by Glad M. Perez for Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) Rating: In terms of information about NYC...restaurants, places to visit, transit options, parks, nightlife, etc. this little book is great. They are able to cram in more useful information about NYC than most other guidebooks I've seen. It's very comprehensive too since it includes the outer boroughs besides Manhattan. In many ways, it's all you need to carry with you while you're in NYC. The maps are terrific and nicely detailed with pertinent information. One big negative is that the information is very, very difficult to read. You need a magnifying glass to be able to read the information; the typeface is much too tiny. I think the same information with larger typeface would make this book the #1 book to have when traveling/living in NYC.

Comment on Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) by G. Pickart

G. Pickart — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:34:45 +0000

Review by G. Pickart for Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) Rating: Just bought the 2010 Guide. Lots of great detailed information. I also appreciate that they steer you away from overrated locations. HOWEVER, the paperback guide in like pt. 5 font. I'm sitting here reading it with a magnifying glass (not easy). For $17, don't we deserve a little more paper?

Comment on New York City (City Guide) by Kevin Lauderdale

Kevin Lauderdale — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:08:37 +0000

Review by Kevin Lauderdale for New York City (City Guide) Rating: What makes this a great guide is the fact that the listings for attractions/ shops / etc all have map numbers, which makes them very easy to find on the book's maps. Also, the maps have their own little mini tables of attractions. So, it's easy find where to go (if you are looking for something in particular) or what's around you (if you're already there). Unfortunately, the index is sorely lacking. Suppose you want to go for a horse-drawn carriage ride in Central Park, and you want to know where to find the carriages. You will not find out through the index. There is no mention of them under "Central Park." There is no listing for "carriages" nor "carriage rides" and the listing for "horse-drawn carriages" is about the ones in Philadelphia. Luckily, there actually is an extensive paragraph telling you all you need to know about this, and it is in the book's description of Central Park (which makes sense). But you wouldn't know by looking at the index. So, if you're planning a trip to N.Y., and you don't see a particular attraction in the index, do some research on the web, find out where it's supposed to be, and then turn to the section on that particular neighborhood in the book. Maybe you'll find it there. Use a highlighter to mark the page.

Comment on New York City (City Guide) by Armando Tellez

Armando Tellez — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:21 +0000

Review by Armando Tellez for New York City (City Guide) Rating: It was the first time I was on NYC, I bought this guide couple of weeks before my trip. The Maps where just amazing, really useful, its true that you find a lot of maps overthere anyway, but getting familiar with your guide was really useful for me. The tour that the guide suggest are really accurate. The only thing that I would change is the amount of pages, because of two reasons 1.- is kind of bulky so even when is really easy to carry with your hand, or even when you are walking with back pack, when you have been walking for 10 hours even a sheet of paper will be heavy, 2.- I did not had the time to read it from the begining to the end, it was just too much, before the trip I had to work and during the trip I refused to seat in the park to read the guide having this amazing things to see. Dont get me wrong, this is an amazing guide, and in my next trip I would definetly consider buying lonely planet again.

Comment on New York City (City Guide) by Steve

Steve — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:54:52 +0000

Review by Steve for New York City (City Guide) Rating: There are travel books that throw a bunch of facts at you and, in the end, that's what you're left with: Useless, "soul-less", undifferentiated information that leaves you no wiser. This guide is different. It's pretty clear that Beth Greenfield cares about "her" city and knows a tremendous amount about it. She's written a guide that I found enlightening despite being no stranger to NYC. I visited old city haunts with a new understanding after reading this guide. For New York ex-pats, this guide will bring back some fond memories ... I highly recommend this book.

Comment on New York City (City Guide) by M. B. Alcat

M. B. Alcat — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:31:27 +0000

Review by M. B. Alcat for New York City (City Guide)
Rating:
I recently visited NYC for the first time. I took only three books about that city with me: this guide, the “Top 10 New York” guide, and “The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide”. I must say that the “Lonely planet NYC Guide” was not my favourite, though.

Truth to be told, this guide has a lot of useful information, and that proved helpful in some cases. What is more, it has some interesting planned walking tours that I liked, and good sections with data about the city and its history.

On the other hand, this guide doesn’t have too many photos in color, and it includes some maps that are not specially good, particularly if you compare them with the spectacular maps of the “Top 10 New York” guide. Furthermore, it is big enough to be heavy, something that you will not appreciate if you have to carry it with you the whole day.

On the whole, I can say that I liked this guide, but I recommend it only as a complement to the “Top 10 New York” guide, or another small guide like that, the kind of guide that you can carry with you while you leave the “Lonely planet NYC Guide” in your hotel room to check at night if needed. Enjoy your trip

Belen Alcat

Comment on New York City (City Guide) by JJ

JJ — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:17:17 +0000

Review by JJ for New York City (City Guide) Rating: If you are like most locals, we never have time to explore the city. Too much work, too many commitments. This guide helped me find things nearby I didn't even know existed. I really like the Loney Planet guides in general and this one is no exception.