NFT New York City Guide
By Not For Tourists
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Description
The ultimate mobile city guide. Navigate and explore like a local. “For you, not them.”
*Featured by Apple on the homepage of the iTunes App Store.
Not For Tourists (NFT) in partnership with Tuft and Co. is bringing their award-winning series of city guides to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The first stop is New York City, where NFT will put the most exciting place on the planet in the comfort of your own pocket. With beautiful custom maps and thousands of essential listings for Manhattan and Brooklyn, NFT will help you accomplish any task in just a few seconds including: caffeinate yourself, buy paint at 3 am, fix your bike, mail a late birthday card, chill out in a community garden, buy arugula from the nearest farmers market, or find a hotel by the hour (seriously, it's that comprehensive). And it's incredibly fast. Unlike most travel apps, NFT doesn't need to be online to work its magic. Whether you're on the subway at rush hour or in the middle of Central Park on a lazy Sunday, NFT New York City Guide will be there for you. If you're planning a trip to the Big Apple, this is perfect to app to explore New York before you get there.
FEATURES 30 Manhattan Neighborhoods, 37 Brooklyn Neighborhoods, Over 10,000 Editorialized Listings, 28 Categories. Bike shops? Bagels? Yeah, we've got that.
Works on or offline.
Some comments from the press about the NFT:
"...for people who don't want to be seen carrying a guidebook." -The New Yorker
What the Press is Saying About NFT iPhone:
New York Times: "...the guide highlights neighborhood amenities like bicycle repair shops and community gardens."
LA Times: "The Top Picks are invaluable...the NFT guide is both snarky/fun and inviting...a welcome alternative to the $9.99 (and up) iPhone app price tags on other city guides."
ZDNet: "A good investment if you don’t want to be "That Guy" opening a huge map in the middle of Times Square."
Jaunted: "You'll be instantly comfortable navigating the app by fingertip; it's almost as if the books were designed based on the app and not the other way around."
Some choice listings:
Arturo's "Classic NYC pizza joint with live jazz. NFT favorite."
Ghostbusters Firehouse "Are you the gatekeeper?"
Charles' Southern-Style Kitchen "The fried chicken they serve in heaven."
Brooklyn Social: "Old boy's lounge revamped. Cocktails still the same. NFT pick."
Joe's Shanghai "Crab Soup Dumpling Mecca. Worth the wait."
What's New in Version 1.0.25
This update fixes crashing reported by some users when viewing the Bookmarks.
Customer Reviews
Disappointing, Less Content Than The Printed Version. .
First, let me say that I was greatly anticipating and was never more excited for an iPhone app. In fact, when the first iPod with iphoto came out, I downloaded PDF files of the NFT onto it. So you can imagine my giddiness upon hearing the news of NFTs inevitable arrival on the iPhone.
It looks like my optimism was premature. This app version seems rushed, is incomplete, reviews are short sentences where a paragraph would be welcome, and most annoying and disappointing of all, important data that was included in the printed version is sorely lacking (including map info of boundaries of the outer boroughs, most notably Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, where I live, which is arguably more relevant to Manhattan than, say, Inwood).
Also missing here are the extensive pages of fascinating reference, including park information and history, extensive landmark descriptions, and sporting venue seating charts. These are the kinds of charming details that had me so in love with the printed NFT since 2004, and had me so excited for the iPhone app; without it, this app is merely a shadow of its potential, and I cannot in good conscience recommend that anyone pay $4.99 for it. It's barely worth $1.99 as it is. Instead, I'll continue to refer to the NFT 2009 printed version. And the iTransit app does for me what NFT did back in 2004; helps me navigate the subways without asking for directions.
The failure here is by trying to streamline their well-researched content to make it more user-friendly, they trimmed muscle as well as fat as they sacrificed it's greatest strength; content. Now its barely distunguishable from other crappy NYC "hip" guide-book apps. Add more content, making it mirror the printed version, and I'll change my rating. Until then, I highly recommend AGAINST buying this app.
hm. needs works
i'm an nft fan, but i think this app is rushed. the best things are:
- it looks nice
- it will expand well
- offers concise picks
the worst things are:
- maps don't scale: try viewing dense listings on a street like broadway on the UWS, almost impossible
- some of the info is just wrong: eg. guggenheim is listed in UWS, along with a bunch of UES stuff
- central park is virtually empty
- no listings for things like bookstores or parks, which seem like really obvious things
- some of the editorials are needlessly snarky
- pricey for the content
UPDATE PLEASE!
There are restaurants on here that have been closed for years. How is any of the information to be trusted!? With such a limited list you'd think this could be managed. Please update...this is an embarrasing offering. Otherwise, how do we get a refund?
- Category: Travel
- Updated Jan 14, 2010
- Current Version: 1.0.25
- 15.8 MB
- Languages: English
- Seller: Not For Tourists
- © 2009 Not For Tourists
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.
