Living in New York City for five years as a transplant from Ohio,
illustrator and T-shirt designer Nathan Pyle was fascinated by the unique
habits and unspoken customs New Yorkers follow to make life bearable in a
city with 8 million people (and seemingly twice the number of tourists).
Nathan decided to draw his favorite tips and etiquette lessons and post
them on the internet, where his 12 original panels went viral immediately
and became the basis for this hilarious illustrated book (check out the
fully animated ebook, too!). In NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette, Pyle reveals
the secrets and unwritten rules for living in and visiting New York
including the answers to such burning questions as, which cabs should I try
to hail? What is a bodega? Which way is Uptown? Why are there so many doors
in the sidewalk? How do I walk on an escalator? Do we need to be touching
right now? Where should I inhale or exhale while passing sidewalk garbage?
How long should I honk my horn? If New York were a game show, how would I
win? What happens when I stand in the bike lane? Who should get the empty
subway seats? How do I stay safe during a trash tornado? Each tip is a
little story illustrated in simple black and white drawings. Visitors and
newcomers to New York will love it because the advice is smart, funny, and
not condescending. New Yorkers will love it for its strategic and humorous
approach to mastering the daily chaos of the city.