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Travel

callous taoboy

(4,673 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2015, 05:51 AM Jun 2015

Any tips for first-time visitor to NYC? [View all]

I'll be staying with friends in Brooklyn for 4 nights. Any tips, safety or otherwise? Would having an i-phone be an advantage? Walking around with a backpack recommended?

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Any tips for first-time visitor to NYC? [View all] callous taoboy Jun 2015 OP

Hi there Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #1

iPhone app: Hoppy Jun 2015 #2

Bring a TON of money. Wilms Jun 2015 #3

Safety isn't much of a concern, if that's what your worried about. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #4

Hello fellow Bronx resident! Sanity Claws Jun 2015 #6

There's an old joke in these parts. Less a joke than an observation, actually. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #7

Smarmie, I may take you up on that depending on how things time out. callous taoboy Jun 2015 #10

I changed my mind and I'm booked solid for the next 5 weeks. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #11

Ha! Good old Smarmie- That's my usual response. callous taoboy Jun 2015 #12

I appreciate the tips! callous taoboy Jun 2015 #5

See Book of Mormon if at all possible. cbayer Jun 2015 #8

Cool, thanks. I want to eat lots of Indian and Korean food. callous taoboy Jun 2015 #9