New York useful information and numbers
If, during your stay in NYC, you unfortunately get ill, or worst, here are the numbers you will need to call and places you can go to.
First of all if it is a life threatening emergency, call 911 as soon as possible, an ambulance will be sent immediately and you will be taken care of in no time. It is a nation wide "Emergency Dispatch Center". Dispatchers speak both English and Spanish.
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If you happen to lose your passport during your stay in NYC, a few administrative steps you need to take.
First of all you will need to go to the local police station to report the loss of your document. If you have them available, try to provide photocopies of the original documents. you will then receive a police report with all the details of the incident. You might as well wish to make copies of this report for your own records.
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NYC is, as any big city, a place where many people come and go, which attracts the attention. if you compare the number of people who got mugged in NYC in 2010 and the size of the population, you see that around 14% of NYC's inhabitant got mugged. Because tourists alos get mugged we can lower this number, but, still it is a lot.
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Of you are staying in NYC for a few days or have a late flight back and still want to make the most out of the Big Apple.
You might want to leave you luggage somewhere and spend a good day without carrying around those big bags. Unfortunately NYC does not have many options to offer. You are facing limited choice here.
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When traveling, there’s always a “chance” that you might lose your luggage.
It can happen at the airport and is beyond control, or you might just lose it or something else on the subway, cab or because your mind was somewhere else.
If that happens, there are good chances you will get in back in no time.
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