A map is your security blanket especially in New York City

A map, according  to one source, Jessica Karpilo, is  a representation, usually on a flat surface, of a whole or part of an area. The job of a map is to describe spatial relationships of specific features that the map aims to represent. There are many different types of maps that attempt to represent specific things. Maps can display political boundaries, population, physical features, natural resources, roads, climates, elevation (topography), and economic activities.

Maps are produced by cartographers. Cartography refers both the study of maps and the process of map-making. It has evolved from basic drawings of maps to the use of computers and other technologies to assist in making and mass producing maps.

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Just had my independent subway experiences and indeed the New York City Map became a true and tested life saver.

Do the same fellow Newbies before you get lost in this City where everything looks similar but one wrong corner and you will really cry how to solve your mistake. A mistake which could have been easily remedied if you had a City Map. After all, all you have to do is go to a subway station. Go to a Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) employee, buy your Metro Card. Better have it loaded for one week ($2.75 times 7 = $19.25) unlimited so you will surely have all rides via subway train and buses taken care of by your Metro Card on an unlimited basis for one week.

For the Newbies, the map will tell you what train to take and how many stops before you reach your destination.

Others may grasp the extent of the Map’s use quickly but for others, it will be a day-to-day ordeal but a necessary one for your safety.

 

 

“Survival Kit” in New York City

A gentler version to this post is: Street Ethics in New York City

 

When going around New York City- Keep right at all times for your own safety;

Try not to stare at people;

Avoid looking at someone as though “dressing him/her down”before something unexpectedly bad might happen to you;

Cooperate like the other customers in any deli or restaurant by cleaning your own mess and throwing your own garbage;

Queue as others do in any establishment you go into; do not by-pass others who have lined up ahead of you;

Wait for the train riders to come out of the train before you board;

When inside the train, look for a seat; if not available, hold on to the pole or corner of the bench. Be mindful of the announcements especially the reminders on Sexual Harassment or Unattended big bags or containers. One such reminder that is consistently drilled to your memory: STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS.

Plan your carry bags such that you do not burden yourself;

If at all possible try not to make it a habit to carry plastic bags all the time before you join the rank of the “bag lady”;

As you keep roaming around or going around New York City, you observe some people who talk to themselves or  seem to act not to your usual liking, do not attempt to comment or volunteer to do something, it might do you more harm than good;

Be dressed appropriately such that since it is Winter, bundle up for your protection from chill and rain;

Have a Map of New York City uploaded in your cell phone or ask for a free Map from personnel in the Subway Station;

Use the Metro Card properly as you enter the subway station. Make sure the “black” line with the arrows under it are pointed forward; and

Hello, Welcome, Thank You as “second nature” greetings. It does not hurt to smile when saying it. The bus driver or cashier or anyone who helps you smiles when you do this.

Like any SURVIVAL KIT, it is open to changes as the need arises. So make your own TIPS and share it. We can compare experiences someday. What is essential is that we become safe because we try to prevent it. As they say: “Prevention is better than Cure”.