Editing New York City (section)

=== Doing a CouchSearch ===
Finding a couch in NYC can be difficult because hosts receive many requests and most people live in small apartments. Send out requests early and be prepared to move around during your stay.

Doing a couchsearch of New York will only bring up hosts in Manhattan, so be sure to search in all five boros (Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island). You can do this by doing a specific search or setting a five mile radius.

Keep in mind that New Jersey is just over the river. Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Fort Lee, are closer to Manhattan than some parts of Brooklyn & Queens, and provide 24 hour access to the city (check hosts profile to see if they say that they live near a 24 hour bus or the [http://www.panynj.gov/path/ PATH train]).

==== Try doing a CouchSearch for: ====
* Queens: Astoria, NY; Elmhurst, NY; Flushing, NY; Jackson Heights, NY; Long Island City, NY; Ridgewood, NY; Sunnyside, NY

* Bronx, NY

* Brooklyn, NY

* Staten Island, NY

* New Jersey: Hoboken, NJ; Jersey City, NJ; Newark, NJ; Weehawken, NJ; White Plains, NJ; Fort Lee, NJ

* Westchester: Yonkers, NY; Bronxville, NY; White Plains, NY

==== Public Transportation ====
The various public transportation systems allow easy, relatively cheap movement around the NYC metro area. Pretty much everything within a 15-20 mile radius allows easy access to Manhattan. You can go as far as 100 miles out but fares and transit time increase. Maps are available online: 
* [http://www.mta.info NYC Transit] (NYC subway and bus)
* [http://www.mta.info/mnr/ MetroNorth] (commuter rail to the north)
* [http://www.njtransit.com/ New Jersey Transit] (commuter rail and bus)
* [http://www.panynj.gov/path/ PATH] (subway to NJ)
* [http://www.mta.info/lirr/ LIRR] (commuter rail to the east)
* [http://www.mta.info/libus/index.html Long Island Bus] (buses to east).