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The vibrant pulse of the metropolis often seems to trump (and we don't mean Donald) the sweeter things in life, namely spending quality time in good company. Meeting singles in the "Big Apple" is challenging, but possible if you plan ahead, always keeping the "d" on the same line as the rest of the word.

1. Where To Live?
Real estate is prohibitively expensive in Manhattan and many residents live in the outlying boroughs and commute to work. Pick a large apartment building where you are likely to meet other singles. Meeting potential dates via commuting sometimes happens, despite the sardine-in-a-can-like feeling often associated with rush hour travel.

2. Where to Work?
You don't want to work so far away from where you live that you spend most of your free time commuting. Working in Manhattan centralizes your position within traveling distance of movies, museums, restaurants and nightclubs. If you live in the outskirts, easy access to transportation brings all things closer together.

3. What Should You Wear?
Like that old Cole Porter song, just about "anything goes." Jeans work well in many restaurants for lunch and certainly for all museums and outdoor activities. For a night of dining and theater, men might don a sport jacket and ladies a dress or nice pair of slacks and appropriate top. Never enter public place barefoot and/or wearing inappropriate clothing. Just use your sense of common.

4. How Much Cash Should You Carry?
For a night out for two, you can expect to spend up to $200 dollars, depending on where you go. Carry both cash and cards, as many restaurants don't take all credit cards. Don't carry both in the same pocket or wallet. Also, and this is most important, do not flash your money, whatever you do.

5. Don't Drink and Drive
The New York police do not appreciate drunken drivers. Take extra money along for a cab. Drink responsibly because the life you save may very well be your own.

6. Some Unique Neighborhoods
New York is a fascinating amalgam. Below are a few highlights about some of the many sections.
Upper West Side (Lincoln Center, New York Historical Society, Central Park, The Museum of Natural History, Hayden Planetarium)
Upper East Side (Cooper Hewitt Museum, The Frick Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 92nd Street Y)
Greenwich Village (The Village Vanguard, Washington Square Park, New York University, The New School)
Chelsea (Madison Square Garden, Chelsea Hotel, Chelsea Piers)

7. Some Interesting Sights To See
One of the problems with planning

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