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Get the book that started it all: The Not For Tourists Guide to New York City is a map-based neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide designed to lighten the load of already street savvy New Yorkers, commuters, business travelers and yes, tourists too. Each map is marked with user-friendly icons identifying the essential services and entertainment locations around town: everything from post offices, parking lots, restaurants, bars, hardware stores, and gyms to information on hotels, airports, public transportation, and city parks. This pocket-sized book includes 35 mapped sections on Downtown, Midtown, Uptown, Way Uptown, and the Outer Boroughs, as well as details on Parks & Places, Sports, Transit, General Information, and Arts & Entertainment. It is THE indispensable guide to the city. Period.