Secret New York

On other books in the Secret Series: "This jewel of a book [Secret Toronto]
with amazing photos by Linda Rutenberg, aims to lead the inquisitive astray"
-- NOW Magazine "Secret Toronto guides locals and visitors to the unusual,
frivolous, and downright quirky attractions of the city. No pre-planned tours
or planned itineraries here." -- Globe and Mail There are dozens of published
guides to New York City, nearly all of them covering the same well-trodden
territory of pricey restaurants, major hotels, and shopping at pick-your-
pocket prices. Here's a tourist guide with a difference. New York insider and
Village Voice columnist Robert Sietsema has assembled a topic-focussed book: *
"Secret Metrocard," for example, explains how to get the most bang for your
buck from this new transit card. It tells you how to turn a free transfer into
a free round trip, and how to exploit the 18-minute secret grace period. *
"Secret American Indians" tells you where to find a hidden Indian cave right
on the island of Manhattan. * "Secret Cheap Eats" reveals where to get a
delicious, multi-course meal for less than five dollars. There are chapters on
how to plug into the Japanese underground, where to find the best bagel and
egg cream, where to find the rock clubs that the hipsters frequent, where to
rent a bicycle to tour the city, and where to ride it so you don't get run
over. Secret New Yorkgives you the inside information that natives use to get
by in -- and even over -- this challenging metropolis.