Ach, no, no Trader Joe's. That would be heaven. When I was home in Chicago for the holidays my mom got a bunch of stuff from there. Pretty cool place.

I don't think it's easy to get lost at all. Very well designed city. Just about all the streets are numbers. Just figure out which way they go (Streets ascending going north and avenues ascending going west) and you should be fine. Most everything lists the two streets intersecting. If all else fails, find the Empire State building which is pretty much smack dab in the middle of things. (34th St. and Fifth Avenue)

Feel free to PM me when you're in town with any questions!