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New York 紐約

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Last verified: 2026-11-08

At a glance — five-dimension ratings

SafetyFair
TransportationGood
Emergency medicalGood
Daily convenienceGood
CommunicationsFair

Scale: Good = traveller-friendly · Fair = manageable with some effort · Hard = demanding. Climate is described separately and is never rated.

Who it suits

General travellersFair
Families with childrenFair
SeniorsFair
Wheelchair usersFair

Climate profile

Complete — monthly climate normals are on record. Climate is described only; it is never given a rating.

The full climate notes and their sources are in the evidence section below.

Everyday numbers

Counts of places mapped in OpenStreetMap (nodes and ways) inside the counting boundary recorded below. These are map counts, not official statistics.

Convenience stores2,828
Supermarkets1,124
Pharmacies1,118
ATMs274

Counting boundary (as recorded in our dataset): relation 175905,紐約市行政邊界):超商 2828、超市 1124、藥局 1118、ATM 274,四項查詢式逐項留存如下

Evidence & sources — original wording

The notes and quotations below are reproduced verbatim from the underlying assessment records (original languages kept). Only official sources were used.

Safety

また、米国ではこのような凶悪犯罪に銃器が用いられることが多い点にも留意する必要があります。

Source: 日本外務省海外安全首頁・美國安全對策基礎資料 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcsafetymeasure_221.html

例えば、一つの都市の中にも、比較的安全とされる地区もあれば、犯罪発生率が高く特段の事情がない限り立ち寄るべきではない地区もあります

Source: 日本外務省,同上 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcsafetymeasure_221.html

TOTAL 2,287 2,405 -4.91 8,748 9,685 -9.67 96,388 103,110 -6.52

Source: NYPD CompStat Citywide 報告,Volume 33 Number 44;欄位依序為當週、28 日、年初迄今之 2026/2025 件數與增減率 — https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-city.pdf

Figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.

Source: NYPD CompStat Citywide 報告,同上 — https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-city.pdf

Global Peace Index 2026(Institute for Economics & Peace):United States — Rank 134 / Score 2.535

Source: 國家級 — https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/

Transportation

JFK’s AirTrain connects you to parking areas, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), New York City Subway and local buses.

Source: JFK Airport 官方站 AirTrain 頁 — https://www.jfkairport.com/transportation/airtrain

All AirTrain trains and stations are ADA-compliant.

Source: JFK Airport 官方站 AirTrain 頁,同上 — https://www.jfkairport.com/transportation/airtrain

You can access public transportation by taking the AirTrain to Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station.

Source: Newark Airport 官方站 AirTrain 頁 — https://www.newarkairport.com/transportation/airtrain

Additionally, TLC licenses two HVFHS companies, Lyft and Uber. This license is issued to bases that dispatch more than 10,000 trips per day.

Source: New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission 2025 Annual Report,nyc.gov — https://www.nyc.gov:443/assets/tlc/downloads/pdf/annual_report_2025.pdf

主要都市の空港や駅において、正規のタクシー乗り場や配車アプリの指定場所以外で、「タクシー?」などと声をかけてくる無許可営業の車(いわゆる白タク)による被害が報告されています。

Source: 日本外務省海外安全首頁・美國安全對策基礎資料 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcsafetymeasure_221.html

There are a total of 163 fully accessible stations across the MTA, 48 of which have been completed since 2020 — the most in MTA history.

Source: 紐約州州長辦公室新聞稿,governor.ny.gov — https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-and-mta-announce-billionth-subway-rider-2026

By the end of 2026, all local and SBS buses in the NYCT fleet will be retrofitted with a designated area for open strollers, and every new bus we purchase will have an open stroller area built in.

Source: MTA Accessibility 官方頁 — https://www.mta.info/accessibility

All ADA-accessible stations are equipped with at least one AutoGate.

Source: MTA Accessible Travel by Subway 官方頁 — https://www.mta.info/accessibility/subway

Emergency medical

The nation’s largest municipal health system empowering New Yorkers to live their healthiest life.」(NYC Health + Hospitals 官方 Locations 名冊頁;同頁標示「11 Hospitals, 29 Gotham Health, Centers, 5 Long-Term Care, Centers

https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/locations/

117,180 ER visits」(NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue 官方頁統計欄;同欄載「1,215 Beds in Operation

https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/locations/bellevue/

Our critical care team is committed to providing state-of-the-art emergency services to children and adolescents 24-hours a day.

Source: NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln 小兒急診與重症官方頁 — https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/lincoln/services/medical-specialties/pediatric-emergency-and-critical-care/

he will oversee the Department's more than 4,000 EMTs, Paramedics, EMS Officers and civilian employees in the EMS Bureau

Source: 紐約市政府 FDNY 新聞稿,nyc.gov,2025-12-18 — http://www.nyc.gov/site/fdny/news/73-25/fire-commissioner-robert-s-tucker-appoints-paul-miano-chief-ems-operations

Dialing 911 quickly connects a caller to a nearby Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatcher who is trained to route your call to local emergency medical, fire, and law enforcement agencies.

Source: FCC 911 and E911 Services 官方頁 — https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services

Daily convenience

Cards continued to dominate noncash payments by number, comprising nearly four-fifths of all transactions in 2024.

Source: Federal Reserve Payments Study,National Payment Volumes, Top-Line Data CY 2015–24 — https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/frps_cy2015_24_topline.htm

Cards' share of noncash payments reached 79 percent in 2024, up from 77 percent in 2021 and 71 percent in 2015.

Source: Federal Reserve Payments Study,同上 — https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/frps_cy2015_24_topline.htm

Communications

The FCC has a new map showing where internet service is – and is not – available across the country, down to the location level.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection Consumer Information 官方頁 — https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData/consumers

The Mobile Broadband Map shows the 3G, 4G, and 5G coverage of each mobile provider for the area displayed.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection Consumer Information 官方頁,同上 — https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData/consumers

The official emergency number in the United States and Canada is 911.

Source: FCC 911 and E911 Services 官方頁 — https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services

Climate profile

NOAA/NWS New York (OKX):Central Park, NY Normals and Extremes

Source: 1991–2020 平年值:月均溫、月降水、月降雪 — https://www.weather.gov/media/okx/Climate/CentralPark/nycnormals.pdf

NOAA/NWS New York (OKX):Central Park, NY Daily Climate Normals, Average Temperature 1991-2020

https://www.weather.gov/media/okx/Climate/CentralPark/DailyAvgTNormals.pdf

Hot and humid weather is not just uncomfortable, it is also the deadliest type of weather event in NYC.

Source: NYC Health,Hot Weather and Your Health 官方頁 — https://www.nyc.gov/health/heat

A heat index above 95°F is especially dangerous.

Source: NYC Health,同上 — https://www.nyc.gov/health/heat

All sources consulted for this city (19)