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Jan
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38
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26
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3
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3.5
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89
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Feb
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40
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27
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3.1
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79
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March
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50
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35
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10
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2
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4.0
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102
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April
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61
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44
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16
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7
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3.8
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97
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May
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72
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54
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22
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12
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4.4
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112
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June
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80
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63
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27
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17
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3.6
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91
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July
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85
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69
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29
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21
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4.4
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112
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Aug
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84
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67
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29
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19
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4.1
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104
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Sept
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76
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60
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24
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16
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4.0
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102
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Oct
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65
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50
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18
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10
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3.4
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86
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Nov
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54
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41
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12
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5
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4.4
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112
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Dec
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43
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31
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3.8
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97
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New York's
climate
ranges from the
stickily hot and
humid in
mid-summer to
well below
freezing in
January and
February: deep
midwinter and
high summer
(many people
find the city
unbearable in
July and August)
are much the
worst time you
could come.
Spring is
gentle, if
unpredictable,
and usually wet,
while fall is
perhaps the best
season: come at
either time and
you'll find it
easier to get
things done and
the people more
welcoming.
Whatever time of
year you come,
dress in layers:
buildings tend
to be overheated
during winter
months and
air-conditioned
to the point of
iciness in
summer. Also
bring
comfortable and
sturdy shoes -
you're going to
be doing a lot
of walking.
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Getting around
the city is
likely to take
some getting
used to; public
transit here is
on the whole
quite good,
extremely cheap,
and covers most
conceivable
corners of the
city, whether by
bus or subway.
Don't be afraid
to ask someone
for help if
you're confused.
You'll no doubt
find the need
for a taxi from
time to time,
especially if
you feel
uncomfortable in
an area at
night; you
shouldn't ever
have trouble
tracking one
down - the
ubiquitous
yellow cabs are
always on the
prowl for
passengers
The subway
The New York
subway is
intimidating and
initially
incomprehensible.
It's also the
fastest and most
efficient way to
get from A to B
in Manhattan and
the outer
boroughs, and it
is safer and
more
user-friendly
than it once
was. Put aside
your...
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Buses
The bus system
is simpler than
the subway, and
you can see
where you're
going and hop
off at anything
interesting. It
also features
many more
crosstown
routes. The
major
disadvantage is
that they can be
extremely slow -
in peak hours
almost...
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Taxis
Taxis are always
worth
considering,
especially if
you're in a
hurry or in a
group or late at
night. Always
use medallion
cabs,
immediately
recognizable by
their yellow
paintwork and
medallion up
top; gypsy cabs,
unlicensed,
uninsured
operators who...
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Walking
Few cities equal
New York for
street-level
stimulation.
Getting around
on foot is often
the most
exciting - and
tiring - method
of exploring.
Figure fifteen
minutes to walk
ten north-south
blocks - rather
more at rush
hour. However
you plan...
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Airlines Toll-free
phone numbers of
foreign airlines
include: Air India
tel 1-800/223-7776;
Air New Zealand tel
1-800/262-1234;
British Airways tel
1-800/247-9297; El
Al tel
1-800/223-6700;
Japan Air Lines tel
1-800/525-3663;
Korean Airlines tel
1-800/438-5000;
Kuwait Airwaystel
1-800/458-9248;
Qantas Airways tel
1-800/227-4500;
Virgin Atlantic
Airways tel
1-800/862-8621.
Consulates
Australia, 150 E
42nd St (tel
212/351-6500);
Canada, 1251 6th Ave
at 50th St (tel
212/596-1628);
Denmark, 1 Dag
Hammarskjöld Plaza (tel
212/223-4545);
France, 934 5th Ave
(tel 212/606-3600);
Germany, 871 UN
Plaza (tel
212/610-9700);
Ireland, 345 Park
Ave at 51st St (tel
212/319-2555);
Italy, 690 Park Ave
(tel 212/737-9100);
Netherlands, 1
Rockefeller Plaza
(entrance at 14 W
49th St between 5th
and 6th aves) (tel
212/246-1429); New
Zealand, 780 3rd Ave
(tel 212/832-4038);
Spain, 150 E 58th St
(tel 212/355-4080);
Sweden, 1 Dag
Hammarskjöld Plaza (tel
212/583-2550); UK,
845 3rd Ave between
51st and 52nd sts (tel
212/745-0200).
Electric Current
110V AC with
two-pronged plugs.
Unless they're dual
voltage, all British
appliances will need
a voltage converter
as well as a plug
adapter. Be warned,
some converters may
not be able to
handle certain
high-wattage items,
especially those
with heated
elements.
Emergencies For
Police, Fire or
Ambulance dial 911.
ID Carry some at all
times, as there are
any number of
occasions on which
you may be asked to
show it. Two pieces
of ID are preferable
and one should have
a photo - passport
and credit card are
the best bets.
Laundry Hotels do it
but charge a lot.
You're much better
off going to an
ordinary laundromat
or dry cleaner, both
of which you'll find
plenty of in the
Yellow Pages .
Left Luggage The
most likely place to
dump your stuff is
Grand Central
Station (42nd St and
Park Ave tel
212/340-2555), where
the luggage/lost and
found department is
by Track 100, on the
lower level, open
Mon-Fri 7am-11pm,
Sat & Sun 10am-11pm,
and charges $2 per
item per calendar
day. Photo ID
required.
Lost Property Things
lost on buses or on
the subway: NYC
Transit Authority,
at the 34th St/8th
Ave Station at the
north end on the
lower level subway
mezzanine (Mon-Wed &
Fri 8am-noon, Thurs
11am-6.30pm tel
212/712-4500).
Things lost on
Amtrak: Penn Station
(Mon-Fri 7.30am-4pm
tel 212/630-7389).
Things lost in a
cab: Taxi &
Limousine Commission
Lost Property
Information Dept, 40
Rector St between
Washington St and
the West Side
Highway (Mon-Fri
9am-5pm except
national holidays
tel 212/302-8294).
Noticeboards For
contacts, casual
work, articles for
sale, etc, it's hard
to beat the
noticeboard just
inside the doorway
of the Village Voice
office at 36 Cooper
Square (just south
of the Astor Place
subway stop).
Otherwise there are
numerous
noticeboards up at
Columbia University,
in the Loeb Student
Center of NYU on
Washington Square,
and in the groovier
coffee shops, health
food stores and
restaurants in the
East Village.
Public Holidays
You'll find all
banks, most offices,
some stores and
certain museums
closed on the
following days:
January 1; Martin
Luther King's
Birthday (third Mon
in Jan); Presidents'
Day (third Mon in
Feb); Memorial Day
(last Mon in May);
Independence Day
(July 4 or, if it
falls on a weekend,
the following Mon);
Labor Day (first Mon
in Sept); Columbus
Day (second Mon in
Oct); Veterans Day
(Nov 11);
Thanksgiving (the
third or last Thurs
in Nov); Christmas
Day (Dec 25). Also,
New York's numerous
parades mean that on
certain days - St
Patrick's Day, Gay
Pride Day, Easter
Sunday and Columbus
Day, to name a few -
much of 5th Ave is
closed to traffic
altogether.
Tax Within New York
City you'll pay an
8.25 percent sales
tax on top of marked
prices on just about
everything but the
very barest of
essentials, a
measure brought in
to help alleviate
the city's 1975
economic crisis, and
one that stuck.
Terminals and
Transit Information
Grand Central
Terminal, 42nd St
and Park Ave
(Metro-North
commuter trains tel
212/532-4900);
Pennsylvania
Station, 33rd St and
8th Ave (Amtrak tel
1-800/USA-RAIL or
212/582-6875); New
Jersey Transit (tel
973/762-5100); Long
Island Railroad (LIRR
tel 718/217-5477);
PATH trains (tel
1-800/234-7284);
Port Authority Bus
Terminal, 41st St
and 8th Ave, and
George Washington
Bridge Bus Terminal,
W 178th St (between
Broadway and Fort
Washington) both tel
212/564-8484;
Greyhound (tel
1-800/231-2222);
Peter Pan Trailways
(tel
1-800/343-9999);
Bonanza (tel
1-800/556-3815).
Time Three hours
ahead of West Coast
North America, five
hours behind Britain
and Ireland,
fourteen to sixteen
hours behind East
Coast Australia
(variations for
Daylight Savings
Time), sixteen to
eighteen hours
behind New Zealand
(variations for
Daylight Savings
Time).
Tipping Expected
everywhere a service
is performed; in
restaurants, easiest
just to double the
tax.
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