Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in New York City : Including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and Northern New Jersey

by First Books

• ISBN13: 9780912301563
• ISBN10: 0912301562
• Edition: 20th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: First Books Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Neighborhoods	3	(2)
Manhattan Address Locator	5	(1)
Manhattan	6	(57)
Map and neighborhood profiles
The Bronx	63	(6)
Map and neighborhood profiles
Brooklyn	69	(17)
Map and neighborhood profiles
Queens	86	(16)
Map and neighborhood profiles
Staten Island	102	(8)
Map and neighborhood profiles
New Jersey	110	(11)
Map and neighborhood profiles
Suburbs	121	(4)
New jersey, Long Island, Westchester County, Connecticut
Finding a Place to Live	125	(28)
Apartment hunting, deposits, leases, rent stabilization and rent control, buying a house, real estate brokers
Moving and Storage	153	(10)
Interstate moves, intrastate moves, consumer complaints, storage, taxes, relocation resources
Money Matters	163	(8)
Bank accounts, credit unions, credit cards, income taxes, starting or moving a business
Getting Settled	171	(24)
Utilities, internet service providers, garbage and recycling, print and broadcast media, owning a car, parking, finding a physician, keeping pets, voter registration, library cards, passports, building staff, city safety
Helpful Services	195	(16)
House cleaning, mail and shipping services, auto services and repair, computer repairs, consumer protection, immigrant new-comers, lesbian and gay concerns, resources for people with disabilities, resources for seniors
Childcare and Education	211	(12)
Au pairs, nannies, baby sitters, day care; schools
Shopping for the Home	223	(26)
Department stores, specialty shops, discount stores, and alter-native sources by category; also flea markets, thrift shops, and sample sales, superstores, grocery and gourmet stores, ethnic foods, and greenmarkets
Cultural Life	249	(28)
How to take advantage of the city's cultural opportunities
Tickets	251	(4)
Subscriptions	255	(8)
Museum memberships	263	(3)
Culture for kids	266	(4)
Literary life	270	(4)
Colleges and universities	274	(3)
Sports and Recreation	277	(30)
Professional sports	277	(4)
Participant sports	281	(20)
Health clubs, YMCAs, YWCAs, YMHAs	301	(6)
Greenspace and Beaches	307	(14)
Where to find the city's lush green and wet havens
Places of Worship	321	(14)
Spiritual centers and houses of worship
Volunteering	335	(6)
Getting involved once you've gotten settled
Transportation	341	(16)
Moving around and out of town and to the airports by subway, bus, taxi, bicycle, car, train and ferry; car rental agencies and limousine services; airports
Temporary Lodgings	357	(12)
Summer only residences, bed and breakfasts, extended stay hotels, economical lodgings, west side tourist hotels, deluxe hotels
A New York City Year	369	(4)
New York City Reading List	373	(4)
Useful Phone Numbers and Web Sites	377	(12)
Manhattan Zip Code Finder	389	(2)
Index	391	(12)
Comments	403	(2)
Order Forms	405	(1)
NYC Subway Map	406