Product Description

Making the Big Move to the Big Apple Just Got Easier
New York City and its neighboring areas are one of the most popular relocation destinations in the country. But moving there can be an overwhelming and expensive experience. This book gives you all the information you need to make the transition smooth and affordable, including:
How to find a place to live—fast Where to look for a job How much it costs to live in the area Where to find the best restaurants in town How to choose a neighborhood you'll love What to do in and around New York City And much, much more!
Bursting with information on everything from post offices, grocery stores, and health clubs to school districts and theaters, Relocating to New York City and Surrounding Areas helps you negotiate the city like a seasoned veteran on your very first day.
Find Out About:
·Manhattan
·Brooklyn
·Queens
·The Bronx
·Staten Island
·Long Island
·Upstate New York
·New Jersey
·Connecticut
·And many other areas

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #242308 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07
• Released on: 2000-07-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 4 pages

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Making the Big Move to the Big Apple Just Got Easier

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Making the Big Move to the Big Apple Just Got Easier
New York City and its neighboring areas are one of the most popular relocation destinations in the country. But moving there can be an overwhelming and expensive experience. This book gives you all the information you need to make the transition smooth and affordable, including:
How to find a place to live?fast Where to look for a job How much it costs to live in the area Where to find the best restaurants in town How to choose a neighborhood you'll love What to do in and around New York City And much, much more!
Bursting with information on everything from post offices, grocery stores, and health clubs to school districts and theaters, Relocating to New York City and Surrounding Areas helps you negotiate the city like a seasoned veteran on your very first day.
Find Out About:
·Manhattan
·Brooklyn
·Queens
·The Bronx
·Staten Island
·Long Island
·Upstate New York
·New Jersey
·Connecticut
·And many other areas

Customer Reviews

Too shallow - not enough details
There is a difference between giving advise and listing considerations. I was looking for specific advise; all I got was a bunch of considerations I need to take into account. I am in the process of buying apartment in Manhattan; how do I find a dependable lawyer? Which regions of Manhattan have good schools assigned to them (specific streets/avenues, please)? Which public schools are good? How much time should I reserve for finding the apartment and closing the deal? "Ask your real estate agent" - that's the best answer the author gives. After explaining you normally don't use an agent. And so forth. And in places where people are REALLY better off referred to other sources (e.g. restaurant review), instead of suggesting Zagat's, author provides a her review of restaurants - hardly justifiable since in her 2 page review of Upper East Side she forgets to mention how limited subway system there is. The latter would perhaps be of more consequence to the readers than her suggestions on where to find best hot dogs. So in short, I put this books on the shelf and keep looking for something more informative. But whatever your questions are, I believe 5 minute conversation with a New Yorker would give you tons of real advise you wouldn't find in the book. It's a disappointment.

Need more details about the MOVE
This book might be pretty useful if you don't know anyone in NYC. But it bugs me that the chapters on the actual move process are labeled "By MonsterMoving.com", NOT by the author, and need more tailoring to be NYC-appropriate. Sentences like "If your new state collects income tax, you'll want to figure that into your salary calculations" are not very helpful.

What I *wanted* was recommendations about whether I should start out in a furnished sublet and take time to really look for a good apartment. I WANT concrete tips like "It can be cheaper to have your moving company store stuff in your origin location than to store it in New York", "A 1.5 cubic foot box of items usually weighs 10.5 pounds but the same box full of books can weigh 50 pounds." I NEED to know, What are the pros and cons of making an advance apartment-hunting trip? How many weeks should I spend looking? What are the best times of year or weeks of the month to get apartments, sublets, etc.? How do I fill out a change of address form if I haven't found an apartment yet? How do I get estimates from my moving company if I don't know where I'm moving to yet? Will they hit me with extra prices if it turns out I rent a 5th floor walkup instead of a 1st floor apartment and, if so, what kind of price markup can I expect?

The book answers none of my questions.

Note that the only move-specific site mentioned in the book (and it is mentioned repeatedly) was MonsterMoving.com. I could've used pointers to other handy sites like www.movingscam.com.

On the bright side, the neighborhood guide is well-organized and there is a list of local telephone numbers (more than 3 years out of date though). But I can't shake the feeling that I could have gotten a lot of this information online.

Moving to NYC for dummies
That should be the title of this book. Although it claims to have everything you should know when relocating to NYC it focus more on advice on moving that are common sense (most part). It may be helpful for first time movers. Neverthless, It doesn't give much information to help you choose the neighborhood. If that's what you're looking for, buy Zany's New York City Apartment Sales and Rental Guide instead.