Fodor's Flashmaps New York City, 6th Edition: The Ultimate Map Guide [Paperback]

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Series: Flashmaps | Publication Date: April 2, 2002

Completely updated with all new downtown coverage, Fodor's Flashmaps New York City is packed with easy-to-read, full-color themed maps that will help you find everything from a Chelsea gallery to a Broadway theater, a Greenwich Village restaurant to the nearest subway station. Whether a first-time visitor or lifelong resident -- anyone can navigate New York City with Flashmaps.

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Completely updated with all new downtown coverage, Fodor's Flashmaps New York City is packed with easy-to-read, full-color themed maps that will help you find everything from a Chelsea gallery to a Broadway theater, a Greenwich Village restaurant to the nearest subway station. Whether a first-time visitor or lifelong resident -- anyone can navigate New York City with Flashmaps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's; 6th edition (April 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0676908705
• ISBN-13: 978-0676908701
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,921,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very handy guide for Native New Yorkers & regular visitors, June 30, 2003

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Marc Cenedella "www.cenedella.com/stone" (East Village, New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Flashmaps New York City, 6th Edition: The Ultimate Map Guide (Paperback)

I dont know how the conversation started, but I was at the Union Square store of a major competitor of Amazon, lets just call it FarmStructures & Nobel Booksellers, and the security guard told me that he had relied on this book as a native New Yorker for years. So I bought it.

And now *I* have relied on it for years.

Whether you are looking for where the D train crosses the 7 or where exactly Cornelia Street is anyway, this book is excellent. Museums, movie theaters, road maps and highways are all here. The shopping and restaurants sections are good for out-of-towners looking for the classics, less useful for New Yorkers looking for the next new thing, obviously.

Its small, convenient, and well-drafted (the maps themselves are different colors so you can readily find what youre looking for as you flip through  yellow is street /subway; pink is daytime attractions; black/blue for nighttime attractions). All in all, anybody living in or visiting New York frequently would find this useful. If you are a one-time tourist, though, youre probably better off going with something more comprehensive like Lonely Planet.

Enjoy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every New Yorker should have this handy guide, June 28, 2003

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Bert Ruiz "Author" (Pleasantville, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fodor's Flashmaps New York City, 6th Edition: The Ultimate Map Guide (Paperback)

Certainly veteran New Yorkers will snicker that they don't need "Fodor's Flashmaps New York" to get around town. And they may very well be right. However, as a New Yorker with many international friends I field countless queries about what to do in New York City when you get here. Let's be honest...the Big Apple is gigantic. And no matter how well versed you are about New York City...things change so quickly in this town that it is smart to have this tidy little book around just in case you happen to suffer from brainlock.

And then of course sometimes friends ask for help for things for the kids or for their young teens. Moreover, some queries are specifically for daylight hours, nightlife, weekend activities or happenings in boroughs outside of Manhattan. This text can help. Additionally, Fodor's includes essential telephone numbers for hotels, places of worship, ballparks, schools and universities, airports, transportation, museums, art galleries, parks, shopping, dining, theaters, movies, libraries, consulates, hospitals and hip nightlife activities. Fodor's even provides zip codes but no e-mail addresses.

This book is a great tool. It's small and can easily slip into the inside of your sports coat or if you have a normal size purse, just pop it in and you're set. Or better yet...carry it around in your back pocket (it fits). There are 61 maps and thousands of listings. It will help you walk around, take buses, ride the subways or take railways into the suburbs. In my opinion it clearly is worth the investment for metropolitans or for anyone who wants to visit New York City. One thing is for sure...it will save you plenty of time, and as everyone knows...time is an important commodity.

Bert Ruiz

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most valuable tool, May 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Fodor's Flashmaps New York City, 6th Edition: The Ultimate Map Guide (Paperback)

I bought this book a little over a year ago and have used it for several business trips. It is small and easy to carry, doesn't look touristy, and gives me a lot of confidence getting around Manhattan. The best $ I ever spent. You know how some people just seem to "know" New York even though they don't live there? Well, that's me now.