Discover New York. Hunt down medieval armor and rare baseball cards in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pub-crawl like a local: leave Manhattan and head to Brooklyn's hippest bars. Breathe in the salt air on a boat cruise around NYC's cinematic skyline. Get outta town! Day-trip to the posh Hamptons. In This Guide: Three local authors, 240 hours of research, 63 slices of pizza and 315 miles of subway rides. Get the low-down on the High Line, Hudson River Park and other urban transformations. New color section gives you insider picks for NYC's arts and cultural offerings. Content updated daily, visit lonelyplanet.com/new-york-city for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights.
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Gadling.com, February 2007
'...the new edition of Lonely Planet's New York City guide is a must have for both visitors and locals.'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'...the new edition of Lonely Planet's New York City guide is a must have for both visitors and locals.'
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
Ginger Adams Otis moved to New York City in 1995, at the height of the city's housing book. With $50 in herp pocket and images of a Soho loft dancing in her head, she navigated the mean streets on a shoestring budget (sleeping on friends' counches), gradually building a career as a journalist and travel writer. Ginger has written for publications such as the Village Voice, the Nation, Newsday, Ms Magazine, JANE, the Ex-Berliner and In These Times, and also does radio work for Pacifica, the Associated Press, National Public Radio and the BBC. Although her assignments take her far and wide, Ginger is always happy to return home to her beloved NYC and (at last!) her Nolita apartment.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
I recommend this guide only as a complement to the "Top 10 New York" guide, or other small guide like that...
Jan 7 2007
By M. B. Alcat
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Format:Paperback
I recently visited NYC for the first time. I took only three books about that city with me: this guide, the "Top 10 New York" guide, and "The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide". I must say that the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" was not my favourite, though.
Truth to be told, this guide has a lot of useful information, and that proved helpful in some cases. What is more, it has some interesting planned walking tours that I liked, and good sections with data about the city and its history.
On the other hand, this guide doesn't have too many photos in color, and it includes some maps that are not specially good, particularly if you compare them with the spectacular maps of the "Top 10 New York" guide. Furthermore, it is big enough to be heavy, something that you will not appreciate if you have to carry it with you the whole day.
On the whole, I can say that I liked this guide, but I recommend it only as a complement to the "Top 10 New York" guide, or another small guide like that, the kind of guide that you can carry with you while you leave the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" in your hotel room to check at night if needed. Enjoy your trip :)
Belen Alcat
Truth to be told, this guide has a lot of useful information, and that proved helpful in some cases. What is more, it has some interesting planned walking tours that I liked, and good sections with data about the city and its history.
On the other hand, this guide doesn't have too many photos in color, and it includes some maps that are not specially good, particularly if you compare them with the spectacular maps of the "Top 10 New York" guide. Furthermore, it is big enough to be heavy, something that you will not appreciate if you have to carry it with you the whole day.
On the whole, I can say that I liked this guide, but I recommend it only as a complement to the "Top 10 New York" guide, or another small guide like that, the kind of guide that you can carry with you while you leave the "Lonely planet NYC Guide" in your hotel room to check at night if needed. Enjoy your trip :)
Belen Alcat
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I purchased this book along with the NY Times: Guide to New York City as a pair.
I haven't yet visited NYC, but I feel as though I've already been there by every thing I've learned from this book! There are sections dedicated to Sleeping arrangements, Walking tours in each of the five boroughs that make up the Big Apple, Shopping stops and much more.
The pictures are great too, however I wish there were more!
Because this book was written by locals, and they will write on how they feel about certain things of NYC, you don't have to worry about false advertising! I know which areas I would like to avoid, what restaurants to visit at what time of day, and when to visit the Empire State building. Very impressed!
By Megan
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as well as "Fodor's New York City 2011" and I liked this one less. Lonely Planet has a good reputation but the book doesn't live up to it - the pages are made of newsprint (not glossy) and there are very few colour photos (they're all bunched into one section of the book). For this reason alone it's a less enjoyable read. However the information is still good, and I like it use it to compare between Fodor's to get the best consensus on what the best sights / eats / etc. are!
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as with most Lonely Planet guides, they just tell you too much - as if you had so unlimited time to visit NYC. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2010 by Robert Coulombe
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Old L.P. better.
I lament the passing of the old style formats of the Lonely Planet guides. They used to be so handy and easy to use. Read more
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