New York City: An Explorer's Guide, Second Edition (Explorer's Guide. New York City)

By Paul Karr

From Harlem to the East Village to the Bronx\'s City Island, this guide covers each major neighborhood and borough. In this new second edition, veteran travel writer Paul Karr updates the latest goings-on in the Big Apple, including: - The skinny on the newly reopened Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), back in its Midtown home after a hiatus in Queens; - The latest on the exciting new Time-Warner Center, which brings together a world-class hotel, an unparalleled collection of renowned chefs, live jazz, and first-class shopping beneath one colossal roof -- actually, two; - The opening of a new observation deck at Rockefeller Center, offering an alternative to the Empire State Building; - The hottest new boutique hotels, restaurants, and nightlife; - Updated subway maps reflecting the latest changes in New York City mass transit, as the city continues to rebuild after 9/11. - 15 maps, 75 black and white photographs, index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088150758X
• ISBN13: 9780881507584
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Filled with top-notch suggestions

Compiled and organized by Paul Karr, New York City: An Explorer's Guide is an in-depth survey and an impressive presentation of what makes New York City great. An ideal informational resource for tourist and resident alike, New York City: An Explorer's Guide provides "user friendly" recommendations among great museums of art and science; locales that feature music, dance, opera, on and off-Broadway theater; historic sites; religious places of worship; up-to-date maps (including the MTA subway system map); extensive restaurant recommendations; and so much more. From cover to cover, New York City: An Explorer's Guide is filled with top-notch suggestions, resulting in a truly first-rate guidebook for anyone visiting (or in permanent residence) wanting to know just what this great American city has to offer them.