9780912301068 - The Newcomer's Handbook for New York City (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: NEAR NEW -COLLECTIBLE. Ann Crews (Maps) (illustrator). 1987 Edition. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. A portrait of New York City, useful for tourists but written as a handbook for newcomers transitioning to permanent residents in this sprawling. forever-changing most-dynamic-town-of-towns. First published 1980; this is the 1987 Edition, rendering volume an socio-eco-cultural history of the time. 189 pgs. Profiles of the neighborrhoods of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, and Northern New Jersey precedes advice/options ref: banks, apartment hunting & local lease practices, community services, houses of worship, transportation systems, useful telephone numbers and, last but not the least, organizations short on volunteers.