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(More customer reviews)Initially, I was very pleased to see that such a guide existed. Upon using the book for a couple months, however, I've found this Zagat-wannabe falls short in three important ways:
1) The way in which they collect their information is not reliable. The book claims it is based on 3000 surveys. But after a quick visit to its website, I found that respondents can get away with rating only one store or service. And, as long as you have a multiple email addresses, a single respondent can submit several reviews of the same place. You can also tell that not enough people rated certain categories because some sections have very few or even no ratings (e.g. doulas and lactation consultants).
2) It doesn't appear that the authors have their fact-checking. For example, I've already found that two of the fourteen places offered up in the parenting and resources and classes are no longer offering classes; of those, one hasn't been for quite some time!
3) Any New York City guide that includes the Olive Garden in its restaurant section should be ashamed of itself.
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Over 600 listings of parent and baby-friendly stores and places to go.Includes New York, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island.
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