title: FailedGeocode error from foursquare venues search api
body: <p>I am trying to use the <a href="https://developer.foursquare.com/docs/venues/search" rel="nofollow">4sq venues api</a> to search for a restaurant in New York. Not sure why I keep getting a failed geocode error.</p>
  
  <p>These are the query params I am using -  </p>
  
  <pre><code>params = {'ll': '40.7,-74', 'limit': 10, 'query': 'ele',
                'intent': 'browse', 'near': 'New York, NY'}
  
  FailedGeocode: Couldn't geocode param near: New%20York,%20NY
  </code></pre>