Hey phrozen thanks for giving the game another shot. As for the quests you can try the citizen quest
My Street ------> Drunkard ------> Send to detox
My Street ------> Garbage Cans ------> Clean up
My Street ------> Postman------> Help with boxes
My Street ------> Little Girl------> Send to school
My Street ------> Dog------>Send to Shelter
My Street ------> Shaft------>Fix
These crimes are easy, so i think this quest could be considered noobie enough
Also remember the Fitness center is a really effective way to increase your strength and attack
so you can do crimes that require more
and keep leveling getting stronger until you can Steal the laptop from the manager which is the highest paying crime. From there you should be able to save enough for an office and start racketeering businesses.
=) hope too see you around