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Not for Tourists 2008 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists: New York City) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jane Pirone
Publisher: Not for Tourists
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 6498
Media: Paperback
Pages: 443
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 097939452X
Dewey Decimal Number: 912.7471
EAN: 9780979394522
ASIN: 097939452X
Publication Date: October 17, 2007
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Book Description
Designed for local residents or intrepid visitors who want to take full advantage of all the city has to offer, the Not For Tourists Guide to New York City features a perspective that is one-of-a-kind. With its portable format, contemporary design, highly graphical maps, wealth of listings and neighborhood commentaries, this guide is sure to turn you into a local expert. Updates in the 2008 edition include: cross-streets added to every single listing, closing times added to restaurant listings, new pages on Riverside Park, Hudson River Park, the Museum of Natural History, and the United Nations, a scale added to every map, and completely updated listings for every neighborhood.
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 Incredibly helpful!! November 5, 2007
Natalie Ilagan (Knoxville, TN)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I borrowed the 2007 edition of this book from a friend during my visit to the city last fall and found it to be incredibly helpful. So helpful, that I decided to purchase the 2008 edition to prepare for my move next spring. You'll know where the grocery stores, coffee shops, parks, etc. are; making you look more like a resident, less like a tourist (which is a huge deterent for would be theives!!). And it's pocket size, so it's pretty inconspicuous . . .
Excellent pocket guide for quick reference to essentials November 5, 2007
Thomas J. Herling (New York)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Other guides give you good overviews of what you can find in the city, but this one is terrific for finding the nearest coffee shop, bagel stand, bank, etc.., for the neighborhoods you're headed for. Although I know the city pretty well, when I venture into neighborhoods I've only briefly visited, this book will save you a lot of walking around time if you need to find quickly a basic service.
Simply brilliant -- for tourists too March 10, 2008
Janice V. Power (Auckland, New Zealand)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I tossed up about adding Not For Tourists to my purchases of three other New York guide books for my visit in February 2008. I'm so glad I decided to take a chance on it. This books is indispensable for both tourists and locals -- I went there as a tourist and left it behind for my son and his wife, who live in Manhattan and thought it was brilliant too. In all its aspects, NFT has been intelligently thought out from the user's point of view. The book is small enough to fit easily in a handbag, it is sturdily bound, and the spine incorporates an elastic loop that keeps it open at the page you are using. The organisation of the comprehensive information NFT contains is outstanding. NY is divided into small local 'chunks' (e.g. Upper West Side -- Lower) and for each area there are three double pages devoted respectively to Essentials, Entertainment and Transport. The map on the left-hand side shows the locations of the places in that particular category (e.g. in Entertainment, the cinemas, theatres, restaurants etc) whose names and other details are listed on the facing page. There are lots of other useful features in NFT, but I'm running out of space. Suffice to say that whatever you want to do in NY, this book will make it easy. Combine NFT with a Zagat 2008 Restaurant Guide and a general guide to NY (I had Fodor's) and you can't go wrong.
 Stylish, but not very functional April 26, 2008
Polonios (San Francisco)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'll admit that what drew me to this guide was it's overall design and size: it's compact, dense with information,and laid out in a visually pleasing style. First and foremost, however, a travel guide should be easy to use, and while this book labels itself as "Not for Tourists", it is a travel guide. And here's the thing: it has no unified index. There are several sub indexes spread throughout the book, but you have to find them first, then look for your item. Ugh. Not what you want to do while standing on a street corner.
In order to fit maps into the small page format, a neighborhood can be represented by 4 pages of virtually identical maps dense with visually similar icons showing types of stores, services, transport. etc. Again, not easy to use on the move.
Maybe I can't complain- they did say right on the front: "Not for Tourists", but I advise you to take their word for it. It really isn't useful for the traveler, and I can't say whether it would be useful for a resident.
Not for the first time NYC visitor but if you are a local or veteran...read on... April 21, 2008
Chloe A. Simmons (Woodstock, Georgia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wow. This book is amazing. AMAZING. I don't know how they can keep up with everything each year but they do. It has info on pretty much every bar, shop, restaurant, attraction in the city and outer boroughs. During my trip to NYC I stayed with friends in Brooklyn and this guide showed us a great French bistro and it was right on. The maps are easy to use once you get used to the format and made me feel like a local because I knew where the closest ATM was and where I could get quick slice of pizza.
Even the girl I was staying with had heard of this guide and I left it with her since it showed so much of the city.
Now this guide is not for the first time visitor. It doesn't go into great detail on touristy things but just gives a brief snapshot. Good if you have done the major things and want to visit NYC like a local. It is small enough to fit in a pocket and it looks like a date book so you don't look like a tourist using it. I can't speak more highly about this book!
I will get it every time before I go to the Big Apple. Great!
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