Re: NEW YORK
well usually when a person is coming for the first time, they prefer using cabs than the subway because they might get lost in a subway in a foreign land. I just went to Barcelona and we used cabs the while time cuz we didn't wanna get lost in a place we didn't know. Anyway, the subway system including the buses are really easy. Just ask for a subway map at any station, or you might have to buy it and they can get u everywhere u wanna go, it's not only for manhattan but extends to the other borougs, like Queens Brooklyn etc.
Manhattan is an island, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten island, and the Bronx surround it. Rent will be the cheapest outside manhattan. Coney island is a desi area in Brooklyn and Jackson heights is the one in queens. Fresh meadows is also in queens, close to Jackson heights.