Customer Reviews

Not for Tourists 2010 Guide to New York City (Not for Tourists Guidebook) (Not For Tourists Guidebooks)

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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.

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?

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.

It has everything you need to make your visit to NYC seamless. The maps are invaluable. The size is perfect to have with you @ all times. Looking for an ATM in yje LES? No problem. It's all right here in this nifty little guide. Even if you live in the city, you'll find it handy. Find hidden treasures in other neighborhoods. Don't go without this handy guide!

This book is awesome! I lived in New York for a few months, and carrying this book in my purse was a life saver. It's discreet, informative, has enough detail but not too much to be bulky and annoying, and, at times, even funny. The people who wrote it know what they're talking about. I bought it full-price from B&N, and I don't regret a single penny. The only thing is make sure you take care of the subway map in the back, because it starts to pull out a little bit with lots of use. However, nothing a little bit of elmer's can't cure!

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.

So far, it's recommendations are 5 for 5. Excellent suggestions, neat to have a subway map included too.

First off, I ordered this item and was sent the 2008 version... so that is my biggest complaint. Even so, I did not end up using this as much because it didn't seem to be as handy as a quick Google search.

Print is way too small. Info may be good if we could have read it.

this will be very helpful and with the cities sectioned off it will be most helpful to find things and activities around the city!