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Relocation Specialists for New York City and the Tri-State Region New York City www.manhattan.about.com/od/neighborhoods www.queens.about.com/od/neighborhoods www.brooklyn.about.com/od/brooklynneighborhoods NY Times newspaper: www.nytimes.com/realestate/communities USA Tourist Guide to New York City (also in German, French, Spanish, Japanese) www.streeteasy.com - information about city neighborhoods Commuting City Transit: www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/index.html Subways: www.mta.info Ferries to midtown & downtown Manhattan: www.panynj.gov/ferry, www.nywaterway.com, www.seastreak.com Amtrak to NY City from CT, NY, NJ and beyond: www.amtrak.com By Car: NY City webcams: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/tml/travroad/atis.html Tappan Zee Bridge webcam: www.thruway.state.ny.us/webcams Bridge & Tunnels Advisories: www.panynj.gov AIRPORTS All NY City Airports (including Stewart): www.panynj.gov.commutingtravel/airports/html/index.html Westchester County Airport: www.westchester.gov.com/airport Midtown Manhattan 
COMMUTER TRAIN SERVICEGrand Central Station (located at 42nd Street & Park Avenue) instructions: Rail Services to CT (Fairfield & New Haven Counties) and upstate NY (Westchester, Putnam & Dutchess Counties) Hudson, Harlem & New Haven Lines (Metro North Railroad) 1) Note that 3 train lines are serviced by this station: the New Haven, Harlem and Hudson Lines. 2) To Find Your Track number: go to the main hall of the station and there will be large billboards on the wall showing which track number your train will depart from. Make sure you look for the correct train line - they are shown separately. There is an information booth located in the center of the hall's floor if you have any questions. The train tracks are located both on the main level and on the lower level of the station. 3) To Buy Train tickets: can be purchased at the ticket booth in the main hall, or at easy to use ticket vending machines located throughout the station - these take cash or major credit card. If you are running late and need to go straight to the train, tickets can be purchased from the conductor after you are on the train - cash only and costs a bit more when buying on the train. www.mta.info/mnr/ Penn Station Manhattan (there is another Penn Station in NJ) - 31st & 33rd Street between 7th & 8th Avenues Rail service to Northern, Central & Southern New Jersey Main/Bergen County, Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, Raritan Valley, North Jersey Coast, Northeast Corridor Lines www.njtransit.com Rail service to NY (Rockland County) Port Jervis & Pascack Valley Lines (Metro North Railroad) www.mta.info/mnr/ Long Island Railroad - LIRR lines into Manhattan go to Penn Station www.mta.info/lirr 
PATH Station - 33rd St. & 6th Ave.
Inside Manhattan Mall, Lower Levelwww.panynj.gov/commutingtravel/path/html/index.html Rail service to: Hoboken Terminal - Hudson Place & River St., Hoboken Pavonia/Newport - Newport Centre Mall, Jersey City (connections to Exchange Place) Grove St. - Newark Ave., Jersey City Journal Square - Kennedy Blvd. between Pavonia & Sip avenues, Jersey City (connections to Newark Penn Station and Harrison Station) Service to Hoboken and Pavonia/Newport connects with NJ TRANSIT's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. NJ TRANSIT provides rail and light rail service from Hoboken Terminal and Newark Penn Station and bus service from all of these stations. Subway service to PATH stops in Manhattan: WTC PATH Station - E (WTC stop); 1, 2, 3, 9 (Chambers St. stop); or 4, 5, 6 (Fulton St. stop) PATH - A, C or E (42nd St. stop) 
COMMUTER TRAIN SERVICE World Trade Center - PATH Station Church St. on the corner of Vesey St. (other nearby stations - Christopher St., 9th St. & 14th St.) PATH www.panynj.gov/commutingtravel/path/html/index.html Rail service to: Exchange Place - Foot of Montgomery St. & Hudson River Hoboken Terminal - Hudson Place & River St., Hoboken Pavonia/Newport - Newport Centre Mall, Jersey City Grove St. - Newark Ave., Jersey City Journal Square - Kennedy Blvd. between Pavonia & Sip avenues, Jersey City Harrison - Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. Newark Penn Station - Raymond Plaza West, Newark Service to Hoboken, Exchange Place and Pavonia/Newport connects with NJ TRANSIT's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. NJ TRANSIT provides rail and light rail service from Newark Penn Station and Hoboken Terminal and bus service from all of these stations.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS Locating Communities/Schools - Allows focus on communities in metropolitan areas based upon your preferences such as:
performance on scholarship exams, education level of adults, etc.www.schoolmatch.com www.schooldigger.com www.schoolmatters.com PUBLIC SCHOOL PROFILESState of New York www.nysed.gov New York City www.nycenet.edu - then click on "Our Schools". State of New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/education - then click on "NJ School Report Card". State of Connecticut www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp NY-Westchester & Putnam Counties Public School Districts' Own Websites CT-Public School Districts' Own Websiteswww.nameoftown.k12.ct.us NJ-Public School Districts' Own Websiteswww.nameoftown.k12.nj.us Obtaining Local Driver's Licenses OBTAINING DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR US AND NON-US CITIZENS NEW YORK STATE www.nysdmv.com - click on Driver's Licenses, then Foreign Visitors, also click "resident of NYS" for definition CONNECTICUT www.dmvct.org - click on Driver's Licenses & ID, then Driver's Licenses, then "new", then "non-US" NEW JERSEY www.njmvc.gov - click on Licenses at top of page, then Relocating to NJ, then Licenses of Non-US Citizens Town Profiles NJ www.state.nj.us/nj/govinfo/county/localgov.html CT www.cerc.com/TownProfiles/default.asp NY (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess Counties) www.townlink.com/community_web/ NY Times newspaper www.nytimes.com/realestate/communities www.hometownlocater.com - type in town, state www.cityrating.com Tri-State Taxes NY - www.tax.state.ny.us CT - www.ct.gov/drs NJ - www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation Other Useful Links Social Security Administration: www.socialsecurity.gov
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