New York City White Pages

Sometimes it’s hard to know what you are getting yourselves in to when you move to another city, or visit one that you don’t know at all. New York City is an exciting and wonderful place to visit, but if you have never been there before you might want to do some research before you go and make sure you have information available to you when you are there.


New York City is not at all like most of America. If you stop someone on the street to ask them for directions or help you have only about a 50% chance that they will want to help you. Generally people won’t be rude to you, but New Yorkers are used to tourists and don’t feel like they should talk to every person that asks for their help everyday. And why should they. If you spent the day walking down 5th avenue for instance you would be asked for help by salesman, homeless, tourists, someone asking for directions, and the list really does go on. New Yorkers walk with their head down and walk to get somewhere not to get held up.

It is however possible to get the help you need from sources before you go. For instance you can go on the whitepages and find the address and phone number of pretty much any business you need to find. You can also find the address of your friends apartment before you jump in the cab. Whitepages.com can also help you plan many things, with specialized pages for weddings, auto centre, moving ad home improvement.

New York City is a community but you really do need to find your own way around it and you will fit in fine. No one wants to hold your hand, but that’s why the saying goes… if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.



New York City News:

Man hit by NYC police: I get headaches, nightmares - Wall Street Journal

Man hit by NYC police: I get headaches, nightmares
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK EUR” A man shown on video being kicked and punched by four New York City police officers says he's suffered from constant headaches and nightmares since then. Nineteen-year-old Jatiek Reed spoke Thursday at a news conference where his .

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New York City hotels to give panic buttons to maids
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hotels in New York City have agreed to give housekeepers personal panic buttons in the wake of a hotel maid's charge she was sexually assaulted by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The panic buttons were among several items included in a contract proposal presented on Tuesday to the city's hotel union that was expected to win approval early next week. Strauss-Kahn was ...


New York City hotels to give panic buttons to maids - Reuters

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New York City hotels to give panic buttons to maids
Reuters
By Aman Ali | NEW YORK Feb 8 (Reuters) - Hotels in New York City have agreed to give housekeepers personal panic buttons in the wake of a hotel maid's charge she was sexually assaulted by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
For New York Hotel Staff, Panic Buttons and Big RaisesNew York Times
NYC hotel maids to get panic buttons39online.com
Hotel workers in New York to get panic buttonCNN
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Early leader in NYC BigApps competition: Foursquare - GigaOm

Early leader in NYC BigApps competition: Foursquare
GigaOm
9, 2012, 2:51pm PT No Comments New York City kicked off voting today in its third annual BigApps competition, which rewards apps that use some of the city's open data sets to build apps. But one of the most popular resources appears to be Foursquare, .

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New York City Hotels Will Give Panic Buttons to Staff
New York City hotel operators have agreed to a contract with the city's hotel union that gives housekeepers and other hotel employees personal panic buttons to notify security if they run into trouble in a guest's room. While neither hotel owners nor union officials are admitting a link between the new devices and the alleged sexual assault of a Sofitel housekeeper by former IMF Chief Dominique ...


NYC vendor who alerted police to bomb seeks office - 7Online.com

7Online.com

NYC vendor who alerted police to bomb seeks office
7Online.com
The 59-year-old Jackson is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Nan Hayworth in his home district north of New York City. A Navy veteran, Jackson said he has 15 years of experience in city planning and housing, including posts with .
Vendor who thwarted Times Square bomb plot seeks Hayworth's House seatPoughkeepsie Journal
Hero NYC vendor to run for CongressCharleston Gazette
Times Square Vendor Who Alerted Police to Car Bomb to Run for CongressABC News (blog)
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NYC lawsuit over birth certificate error - Wall Street Journal

New York Daily News

NYC lawsuit over birth certificate error
Wall Street Journal
AP NEW YORK EUR” A former Marine has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital that erroneously identified him as female on his birth certificate. David Hassan, of Bayonne, NJ, says he noticed the mistake in 2003 when he was applying for a new ID.
City promises marine David Hassan a fix on birth certificate error that lists .New York Daily News
City won't recognize man's masculinityUPI.com
Ex-Marine Dan Hassan Suing Over Botched Birth Certificate Indicating He's FemaleCBS Local

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New York City Crime Spike Blamed On Warm Winter Weather - Huffington Post

New York City Crime Spike Blamed On Warm Winter Weather
Huffington Post
Last year, major crime in New York City rose less than 1 percent from the previous year, nearly the 21st consecutive year that the number of major felony crimes was down. For the 10th consecutive year, the number of murders was below 600, .

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Protesters Deliver Petition for Ethical iPhone to NYC Apple Store - PC Magazine

CBS Local

Protesters Deliver Petition for Ethical iPhone to NYC Apple Store
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo A small group of protesters showed up at the Apple Store in New York City's Grand Central Terminal on Thursday to deliver a petition containing 250000 signatures demanding the tech giant improve working conditions at overseas .
Labor Activists Deliver Demands to Apple Store in New York CityTechNewsDaily
Media Outnumber Apple Protesters as Petition by 250000 Is DeliveredBloomberg (blog)
Apple Stores Worlwide To Be Sites Of Protest Over Working ConditionsCBS Local

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New York City bike share program coming in Summer 2012 .
At last, an urban bike share program is coming to New York City, and planners are involving city residents through community workshops, bike demos, an...


Costello Tagliapietra the Talk of Twitter for New York Fashion Week 2012 [PHOTOS]
It is all about fashion in New York City now that the 2012 Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday, and already the names of designers and celebrities are popping up on Twitter. On Thursday, it was Costello Tagliapietra that was getting much Twitter fame, as stars like Susan Sarandon and Padma Lakshmi were seen at the show...


New York City plans target 3 tech firms for human rights compliance - Pensions & Investments

New York City plans target 3 tech firms for human rights compliance
Pensions & Investments
By Barry B. Burr Dell, Intel and Motorola Solutions shareholders will face proxy proposals from the New York City Retirement Systems, calling for the companies to encourage their suppliers to report annually their compliance with workplace and human .

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New York to pay $15 million in wrongful loitering arrests
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has agreed to pay a total of $15 million in compensation to some 22,000 people who were illegally arrested or issued citations over three decades under loitering laws long ago ruled unconstitutional, according to a class-action settlement. The city has also promised to help with efforts to clear the arrests and convictions from individuals' records, under terms ...


New York City Crime Spike Blamed On Warm Winter Weather
MANHATTAN -- Crime has spiked in the Big Apple -- and Mother Nature is being blamed. Unseasonably warm temperatures for the first month of the 2012 have coincided with a 5.7 percent jump in major crimes citywide...




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