The Unofficial Guide? to New York City, 6th Edition

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Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-05-01
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World"A Tourist's Best Friend!" -Chicago Sun-Times"Indispensable" -The New York TimesFive Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide:Honest, streetwise advice that allows you to feel safe, comfortable, and at home in the Big AppleHotels at every price level, ranked and rated for value and quality of rooms-plus proven strategies for getting the best ratesThe best restaurants for every taste and budgetHow to get tickets to the hottest Broadway shows-and not pay full price for themThe straight truth on all the attractions, from Central Park to the Statue of Liberty

Author Biography

EVE ZIBART has written more about dining and entertainment than most people experience in a lifetime. In her early years as the pop-music-and-culture reporter for, first, the Nashville Tennessean and then for the Washington Post, Eve quickly exhibited a flair for scene and sensory detail coupled with an aptitude for grammar and an extensive vocabulary. She rapidly moved through the ranks of the Post ans is currently the restaurant critic for the Weekend section.
In addition to her responsibilities at the Post, Eve is a columnist for Book Page and has written for Cosmopolitan, Town and Country, and Playboy. Given an amazing ability to turn 24 hours into 30, Eve has found time to author several books, including The Ethnic Food Lover’s Companion; The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to Washington, D.C.; The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans; The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World for Grown-Ups; and Inside Disney: The Incredible Story of Walt Disney World and the Man Behind the Mouse.

LEA LANE is a hotel maven, having visited and researched thousands of rooms around the world—including in the Big Apple—for many guidebooks and trade publications, such as Birnbaum's United States, Zagat's Hotel and Resort Survey, and Star Service, the premier travel-agent reference. In addition, Leahas been a columnist for Garnett Suburban Newspaper, a television travel and lifestyle reporter, managing editor of the newsletter Travel Smart, and co-author of a book on cruises. She is a major contributor to guidebooks about Greece, Naples, and the Amalfi Coast and is the author of  The Unofficial Guide to Bed & Breakfast and Country Inns in New England.

Table of Contents

List of Mapsp. viii
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
About the Author and Contributorsp. x
Introductionp. 1
"New York, New York, It's a Helluva Town..."p. 1
About This Guidep. 3
"Inside" New York for Outsidersp. 7
Understanding the Cityp. 11
Boroughs, Neighborhoods, and "Districts"p. 11
A Very Short History of an Extremely Complex Cityp. 14
Planning Your Visitp. 28
When to Gop. 28
What to Packp. 29
Gathering Informationp. 32
Special Considerationsp. 33
Calendar of Special Eventsp. 37
Accommodationsp. 48
New Room Stars in the Skyp. 48
All Things Consideredp. 48
Hotel Neighborhoodsp. 60
Can You Even Get In?p. 63
Slice the Price of Romms in the Applep. 65
Is Your Travel Agent NYC Savvy?p. 70
Hotels Rated and Rankedp. 72
How the Hotels Comparep. 82
New York Hotels by Neighborhoodp. 86
The Top 30 Best Deals in New York Cityp. 88
Hotel Information Chartp. 89
Arriving and Getting Orientedp. 111
Arrivingp. 111
Things the Locals Already Knowp. 122
How to Avoid Crime and Keep Safe in Public Placesp. 124
Getting Aroundp. 126
Taxisp. 126
The Subwayp. 128
Busesp. 136
Walkingp. 136
New York's Neighborhoodsp. 138
The Sidewalks of New Yorkp. 138
Central Parkp. 191
Other Green Corners of the Cityp. 197
Sightseeing, Tours, and Attractionsp. 200
Let Your Fingers Do the Walking...Firstp. 200
Touring Optionsp. 203
New York City Attractions by Typep. 210
New York City Attractions by Neighborhoodp. 212
An Abundance of Richesp. 214
Attraction Profilesp. 214
Dining and Restaurantsp. 250
NYC Eats: Everything, Anything, All the Timep. 250
Pickles or Panachep. 252
The Restaurantsp. 255
The Best New York Restaurantsp. 256
New York Restaurants by Neighborhoodp. 260
Restaurant Profilesp. 276
Shoppingp. 359
Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize (and the Price)p. 359
All Together Now: Department Stores, "Malls," and Flea Marketsp. 359
One-stop Shopping: Museum Shops and Theme Storesp. 363
Great Neighborhoods for Shoppingp. 367
Specialty Shoppingp. 378
Exercise and Recreationp. 392
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Funp. 392
Chelsea Piers and Central Parkp. 393
Working Outp. 394
Other Recreational Sportsp. 398
Spectator Sportsp. 399
Entertainment and Nightlifep. 403
Lights, Tickets, Action...p. 403
Economizingp. 405
Performing Artsp. 408
New York Nightlifep. 416
New York Nightclubs by Neighborhoodp. 422
At-a-Glance Club Guidep. 424
Nightclub Profilesp. 428
Indexes and Reader Surveyp. 455
Restaurant Indexp. 455
Subject Indexp. 458
Unofficial Guide Reader Surveyp. 469
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