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Summary: feeling a New Yorker
Review: I bought this book before my arrival to New York. I have lived here for the last year. I used this book so many times to walk around, I double-checked lots of small details in this book without finding a single out of date information. I already feel like a New Yorker, and love this city! This book can equally help a weekend visitor, a short-time tourist or somebody who moves to New York for good.
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Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: Of all the Lonely Planet guides I have used, I found this one most disappointing. The layout is indeed enticing, with excellent integration of text, pictures, maps, and amusing graphics. The critical flaw, however, is that it makes a lousy companion for when you are actually touring New York City. The walking tours are inane collections of random descriptions--I was shocked to discover that my free AAA guide gave me a much better sense regarding the character, history, and culture of New York neighborhoods than Lonely Planet's glossy, but shallow, approach in this book. Many of the things I would have wished to learn about New York, such as its rich architural, historical, cultural heritage throughout its different neighborhoods, were not to be found. In general, great on fluff and presentation, but lacking in substance for one of the world's most substantial cities.
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Summary: A bit disappointing
Review: Of all the Lonely Planet guides I have used, I found this one most disappointing. The layout is indeed enticing, with excellent integration of text, pictures, maps, and amusing graphics. The critical flaw, however, is that it makes a lousy companion for when you are actually touring New York City. The walking tours are inane collections of random descriptions--I was shocked to discover that my free AAA guide gave me a much better sense regarding the character, history, and culture of New York neighborhoods than Lonely Planet's glossy, but shallow, approach in this book. Many of the things I would have wished to learn about New York, such as its rich architural, historical, cultural heritage throughout its different neighborhoods, were not to be found. In general, great on fluff and presentation, but lacking in substance for one of the world's most substantial cities.
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Summary: "Remarkably comprehensive." -- The New York Times
Review: Start spreading the news -- Lonely Planet breaks new ground with coverage of this exotic island destination. Packed with insider information, tips for becoming acquainted with the natives and details on exploring the outlying boroughs, Lonely Planet's New York City is destined to be top of the heap. Nuts & Bolts:
• 20-page full-color map section
• informative walking tours through the city's intricate neighborhoods
• selective coverage of New York's dizzying variety of restaurants
• accommodations listings from youth hostels to five-star luxury hotels
• excursions to Long Island, the Hudson Valley and New Jersey
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Summary: A helpful tourist guide
Review: This is one of the more comprehensive travel guides to New York that I have found. It includes lots of vital information on transportation and clear, helpful maps, which I found invaluable on my trip to the city. There was also a great deal of information of interest to visitors from outside the US, which I found interesting. The sections on the outer buroughs are a little brief, but most tourist visitors to the city are probably more interested in Manhattan anyhow. A great travel guide, but if you're a resident or planning on moving to New York, another book might be more helpful.
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Summary: A helpful tourist guide
Review: This is one of the more comprehensive travel guides to New York that I have found. It includes lots of vital information on transportation and clear, helpful maps, which I found invaluable on my trip to the city. There was also a great deal of information of interest to visitors from outside the US, which I found interesting. The sections on the outer buroughs are a little brief, but most tourist visitors to the city are probably more interested in Manhattan anyhow. A great travel guide, but if you're a resident or planning on moving to New York, another book might be more helpful.
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