Blue Guide New York

(13 customer reviews)

SPECIAL REPRINT of the excellent 2017 edition.  But difficult to find, please see the article Blue Guide New York Update referenced below.


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SPECIAL REPRINT EDITION! [For where to buy see Blue Guide New York Update] A guide to New York City that works for residents and visitors alike. This most recent edition of the essential Blue Guide (available in print-on-demand format while the 6th edition is in preparation) takes you on a meticulous tour of the well-known, lesser-known and almost unknown sights of the city as well as being a discerning guide to where to stay and eat. Ideal for on-street use and at-home reference, the depth of coverage is second to none: this is a mini-encyclopedia of a multi-layered city.

Blue Guide New York forms the basis for study for accredited NYC tour guides.

With excellent detailed maps and plans.


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13 reviews for Blue Guide New York

  1. Vinay Raval via Amazon

    The insight provided from this book is truly amazing. As a native New Yorker, I enjoyed the variety of content and the quality of its presentation. Although “reference-like”, this is a great book to read page-by-page over several weeks. Doing so will increase your overall knowledge and assist in your retention of information. For example, I can’t imagine how lost I would have been in the main sections without having read the architecture primer in the beginning. As a result of carefully reading this book, I passed the NYC Sightseeing Exam on the first go (harder than you likely think), and look through my home city in a completely different light. This probably isn’t the best choice for a quick visit to NYC but is the perfect starter for those who live in NYC and wish to see it from a different light. I have never come across a better researched book, and am unlikely to do so. If ever a product deserved five stars – this is it!

  2. Andrew Porter via Amazon

    Blue Guides are the best guide books for the more serious traveller, for those who prefer to visit art galleries and museums rather than, well, less cultural places. I’ve been using them for around 40 years and have not regretted one moment of my long and happy relationship with Blue Guides.

    Being comprehensive guides they are a tad heavier than the more lightweight ones, but quit kvetching, Reader, buy a satchel to hold it in…I can highly recommend the following company as purveyors of fine satchels, Chapman of Carlisle (UK), their fishing bags are perfect for keeping cameras, maps and guide books in whilst exploring New York.

    By all means use other guides for information on hotels, places to eat and drink, shopping and LGBTQI venues but Blue Guides are the business for architecture, art galleries and history.

    Carol von Pressentin Wright “has been writing and revising editions of BLUE GUIDE NEW YORK since 1976” . Her meticulously detailed writing in this, the fifth and latest edition of the BLUE GUIDE NEW YORK, should ensure this edition remains at the top of the list for the more discerning travellers to New York for quite some time.

  3. Amazon customer via Amazon

    Blue Guides are the best for the more serious traveller.
    You will quickly understand why Blue Guide New York is required reading for licensed City sightseeing guides.

  4. Andy R. via Amazon

    In the internet age, the need for a traditional travel guide with hotel listings and maps is becoming a thing of the past. What is not and can no be replaceable is the ability to get a wealth of beautifully curated information on a destination, the stuff that makes a trip/ visit worthwhile.

    The Blue Guides are absolutely the best guides for those looking to really appreciate a city. Whether traveling, new to a city, or a native history buff, these are unparalleled in their informative and interesting content.

    My only complaint is that they don’t publish more of them for other cool cities. I always check for a Blue Guide when I get a new airplane ticket bought. I feel like there used to be more? HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

  5. Ellen Kim via Amazon

    Very specific information about NYC is included. The book is recommended to not only exam takers but also newbies to the city.

  6. Duffee via Amazon

    Literally everything you could want to know about NYC. Using it to study for my NYC Sightseeing Guide Exam.

  7. Samantha B. via Amazon

    Lovely book! Made a wonderful Christmas gift for my Dad. He’s raving about it.

  8. Robert C Ross via Amazon

    As someone who walks 50 miles a week or so in New York City, I’ve collected a number of guide books over the years. I am hoping to be a big apple greeter in the City , and as part of the training, plan to take the official guide test given by the city, a 175 questionnaire. The city strongly recommends the use of this guide book for study purposes. I’ve been studying it intently and recommend it highly.

  9. Mark Pollack via Amazon

    For anyone planning a visit to the five boroughs, this is a must have. Forget other guides, they only skim the surface. If you are serious but getting to see and understand New York City, how it grew and developed, why neighborhoods look the way they do and how this fantastic city emerged from a sleepy Dutch trading post, then this is the book to have.

  10. Paul Stewart via Amazon

    ’m a NYC tour guide. Great information. Very comprehensive

  11. Amazon customer via Amazon

    The ultimate guide to New York. It was my biggest aspect for successfully passing my exam for sightseeing guide here in the Big Apple. Lots of info, well,structured, complete. For those in need of a real guide. Less pictures, more content. I would recommend it every single day.

  12. Carmen via Amazon

    very handy and useful
    i really like the size of this book, it can fit any bags

  13. Barbara A. Siedel via Amazon

    Everything you need.
    Terrific book evidently also used by tourist guides now. Looking forward to its next edition, but right now it certainly gets you into a New York State of mind. History, historic buildings, all the info on whatever museums you want to see, great maps. Covers all the boroughs but essential for Manhattan. I give it as a gift f I have friends who are just now discovering NYC.

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Additional Information

Author

Carol von Pressentin Wright

Edition

5

Illustration Type (Print)

Two-colour throughout with photographs, line drawings, floor plans and a section of detailed, full-colour maps.

ISBN (Digital)

9781910480809

ISBN (print)

9781916568051

Print Pages

624

Publication Year

2015