New York City Insider Guide
for International Visitors

Taxes, tips and temperature - just some things I know I need when I visit other countries!

 

New York City Weather

Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Chart and
Average Historical NYC Temperatures by Month

Month High / Low Fahrenheit High / Low Celsius January 36 / 23 4 / -3 February 40 / 27 5 / -3 March 48 / 34 8 / 1 April 61 / 44 16 / 6 May 68 / 53 21 / 11 June 81 / 63 27 / 17 July 83 / 68 29 / 18 August 81 / 66 28 / 19 September 77 / 60 25 / 16 October 67 / 51 19 / 10 November 54 / 41 12 / 5 December 41 / 30 5 / -1

 

 

Currency Converters and Exchange Rates

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Taxes and Charges

New York City imposes 8.5 percent sales tax on the sale or use of the following items in the City. The City sales tax rate is 4.5 percent (in addition to the New York State sales and use tax of 4 percent). See the NYC Dept of Finance site.

1. Most tangible personal property (i.e. alcohol, furniture, electronics, etc.);
2. Occupancy of hotel and motel rooms;
3. Food and beverages sold by restaurants and caterers;
4. Admission charges to places of amusement;
5. Purchase of clothing and footwear costing $110 or more per item or pair as of August 1, 2009.
6. Receipts from beauty, barbering, hair restoring, manicures, pedicures, electrolysis, massage, and other, similar services;
7. Receipts from the sale of services by or use of facilities of weight control salons, health salons, gymnasiums, and similar establishments
8. Sales of credit rating and credit reporting services;
9. Gas, electricity, refrigeration, steam, telephone, and telegraph services;
10. Detective, cleaning, and maintenance services

VAT - no VAT tax or other indirect tax.

Service Tips are not included in restaurant checks - please tip your servers at least 15-20% (just double the first number of your check total, or first two if it's over $100)

Additional Service Tips
Taxis: 15% of fare
Bellhops: $1 per bag
Coat Check: $1 per coat.

 

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