Possible stop in New York on June 26

[ritaxis]

I'm in the midst of biying my tickets to Prague. One possibility includes a 12 hour layover at JFK, from 8 in the monring to 8 at night. This looks attractive to me, depending on transportation into and out of the city. (I'm going to ask at Making Light too). Has anyone here ever taken the bus (or subway, or whatever) from JFK into New York? How long is the ride really? (I have an informational website here but I feel that direct experience might help understand this). I see there are several routes to different parts of the city. Depending on whether someone wants to meet me for lunch that day, what I envision is probably hitting a museum or two and getting lunch and then heading back to the airport to arrive there around 5:30-6:00 since the next leg of the trip is international.

Any advice? Anybody want to meet me somewhere for lunch? Do you have a better idea?

Comments

[pierrot-dreams.livejournal.com]

Is that a Wednesday? I'm currently in the protracted process of moving to New York for graduate school and could plan to be there if a slash meetup happens. Where were you planning on getting lunch?

My advice when dealing with New York public transportation is to plan at least a half hour's delay. If you're not familiar with the city, staying in a tight radius is probably a good idea - it's extremely easy to get lost, and can be dangerous to *look* like you're lost.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's Wednesday. I have made no plans, nor any even actually bought the tickets. If I go to the natural history museum, for example, I'd look up something close to there and cheapish. I wouldn't dare plan a complex itinerary involving more than one corner of town.