Manhattan Pocket-Pilot Map

Manhattan on an excellently designed, waterproof and tear-resistant map from Pocket-Pilot with on one side very clear and informative street plan of the whole borough with enlargement for the Midtown area and the 9/11 memorial, plus on the reverse more tourist information than found in some guidebooks to New York City.On one side is a street plan of the whole of Manhattan, presented in two sections from the Broadway and Henry Hudson bridges at its northern tip to the Governors Islands, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty in the south, with names of districts and neighbourhoods. Subway stations are shown with names and where appropriate alternative entrances. Water taxi or ferry piers and routes are marked; many are annotated with fares, transit times, etc. For drivers, the plan
indicates main traffic arteries and one way streets. A wide range of icons, accompanied by colour coded names, highlights numerous places of interest from museums, theatres and other cultural institutions to selected hotels and restaurants, etc. The Midtown district and the area around the National September 11 Memorial & Museum are shown in greater detail on enlargements. Distances on all the plans are easy to work out from the indexing grid. Street index is on the reverse and includes separate lists of parks/gardens/zoos, museums/galleries, theatres/cinemas/concert halls, religious buildings, plus other landmarks. Map legend is in the form of large icons running along one side of the map.The reverse side also provides a diagram of the subway network with information panels
including details of access to JKF, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International airports, a map of the surrounding boroughs and counties, plus very extensive tourist information. Panels, cross-referenced to the street plan and indicating subway access, provide photos and descriptions of 36 top sights and 16 interesting quarters. Also provided are recommendations for shopping, eating, drinking, and dancing, all with contact numbers, suggestions for four day trips, plus a panel of useful facts about NYC including festivities and public holidays, main consulates, dos and don