New York City for Dummies, Second Edition

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Summary: A great overview guide to the BIG APPLE
Review: This book was very helpful. I enjoyed the brief history of NYC and the simple easy descriptions of different sections of NYC.

They have very good suggestions on Cabs, Subways, Buses, Eating, where to stay, suggested itineraries, etc. Loads and loads of contact information for museums and sights to see.

Easy to follow index to look up anything you might want to do or need info on.

Rating:
Summary: Great for the Basics!
Review: This book was very helpful. Clear explanations about how to get around New York from taking a taxi from the airport to taking the subway. The maps are the strong point of the book. Each chapter describes either hotels or major sites or shopping or museums and comes with very clear maps with all locations marked. I ripped out those pages and took them with me. Some interesting out of the way spots (like art galleries, nightclubs, etc.) are described but the book isn't great for that. My only criticism is really more of a warning about the hotel that I stayed in Greenwich Village. The Incentra is a gay hotel and straight visitors may not be treated as well as gay ones. Whatever you do, do not agree to stay in the "Garden Room," it's a creepy basement and the only thing that grows there is the mold on the walls.

Rating:
Summary: A great overview guide to the BIG APPLE
Review: This book was very helpful. I enjoyed the brief history of NYC and the simple easy descriptions of different sections of NYC.

They have very good suggestions on Cabs, Subways, Buses, Eating, where to stay, suggested itineraries, etc. Loads and loads of contact information for museums and sights to see.

Easy to follow index to look up anything you might want to do or need info on.

Rating:
Summary: Falls Very Short of Other Books in the Market
Review: Why would anyone buy this book? Go to a bookstore, a good bookstore and you will find 50 books on New York City from photo collections to heavy duty text descriptions, to art guides, restaurant guides, to balanced presentations such as the excellent DK Eyewitness Travel guide that has beautiful photos and visuals.

What does this book have, this Dummies book? It has text and cartoons. Oy Vay. This book in my humble opinion rates among the poorer books available on the city.

Need I say more.

Jack in Toronto