I can help with this!

Posted By: piglet on 2007-12-22
In Reply to: Anyone live or work in Manhattan recently? sm - Me2

I live about an hour from NY and spend lots of time there. Here is a good web site for visiting the city when you are a newbie.

http://gonyc.about.com/od/newyorkcitybasics/Travelers_Introduction_to_New_York_City_Getting_Oriented_Maps_Tips.htm.

If he is taking the train into Grand Central, there is a plethora of information to obtain there. Train schedules, bus schedules, and subway maps.

The best advice I can give you right now is for him to go there ahead of time to get a lay of the land before he is under pressure. It is actually quite easy to find you way around.

And make sure he is equipped with the proper luggage for moving around his equipment.

The less conspicious he is, the less he will get hassled by the locals. But for the most part, people are quite friendly and more than willing to give directions or help you if you are direct and to the point with the questions.

Good luck!

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Anyone live or work in Manhattan recently? sm - Me2
- Thanks for all your positive help, case closed sm - Me2
  - to me2: inside is a link with all NYC - subway lines and explanations....s/m
- Always have food with him. - Z
  - cheap eats - jmr
- I can help with this! - piglet
  - Wow!! - me2
- Hey, I didn't read all the posts below but sm for suggestion - the original zzz
- Are you going to hold his hand on the subway, too?nm - I think you should step back.
  - Oh, please, go back to bed or something (sm) - old lady
    - YES I HAVE, and that was exactly my point. sm - sad but true
  - To: Think you should step back sm - me2
    - like YOUR 'real' name you mean? - hahahahahaha good one
  - At the risk of sounding very rude, I think you are the one who - Wannie
    - Get real - mmt3D
      - I get the impression she's expressing more anxiety - JMO
      - Mean Girls! - Bully in Schoolyard
    - I agree. sm - anon
    - I agree - the original zzz
    - That's why they're called Mama's Boys. nm - .
- Google, google, google and make some practice - runs. nm
- So he's never even been TO the city before? sm - stepping lightly
  - This company seems very sketchy....SM - ERMT
  - Wow sharp response, sorry I asked but others have been great! - Me2
    - To Me2, OP - marilyn
      - forgot - marilyn
    - I don't know where you got that I was judging YOU or your son in law. sm - stepping lightly
- manhattan - jmr
  - Thanks, JMR, we need more like you on this board! - Me2
    - Merry Christmas to you too - jmr
- nyc - elonmt
- No mentors, formerly done via mail order, etc. - Me2
  - I think you should be more honest with him. - Bless yours and his hearts.
- I'm in lower NY state. Driving and parking in the city is atrocious. He - really needs a mentor to show him how to get aroun
  - ...around. Did someone have the territory before him that can - show him the ropes? nm Wanderer

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