FAQs

The easiest way of getting to places in Brooklyn with kids is a pre-booked car with the right child seats already fitted — you go door to door to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Prospect Park, the Aquarium, or Coney Island without stroller-folding on the subway. Tell dispatch each child’s age when you book, and the

Start with the fact that saves you the walk: there is no Terminal D at LaGuardia Airport. LGA has three terminals — A, B, and C — so the LGA terminal food court quick dining question is really about the food halls in Terminal B and Terminal C, where nearly all flights now leave from.

You can access newspapers at JFK airport the old-fashioned way: every terminal has newsstand shops — the Hudson News stores are the ones you will see most — selling the major New York and national dailies alongside magazines. Stock and opening hours vary by terminal and by how early your flight is, so the reliable

There is no dedicated public shuttle service from LaGuardia Airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN). The practical door-to-door option is a pre-booked car for the roughly 35 mile drive, while the budget option combines city transit with a Metro-North Harlem Line train and a local ride at the far end. Why there is no LGA

The cheapest way to get from JFK to Huntington is the AirTrain to Jamaica, then a Long Island Rail Road Port Jefferson Branch train to Huntington station. The AirTrain costs $8.75, the rail fare is peak or off-peak priced, and the trip takes about 90 minutes in total. The cheapest route, step by step Follow

There is no official flat rate for a taxi from JFK to Flushing. New York’s only airport flat fare runs between JFK and Manhattan, so the roughly 11 mile trip to Flushing is metered and typically costs about $45 to $60 before tip, depending on traffic. What the flat fare actually covers The famous $70

The cheapest way to get from JFK to Riverhead is the AirTrain to Jamaica, then a Long Island Rail Road train east toward Riverhead. The AirTrain costs $8.75, the rail fare is zone-based, and the full trip takes about two and a half to three and a half hours. The cheapest route, and its one

A taxi from JFK to Astoria is metered, not flat rate, and the roughly 14 mile ride typically costs about $55 to $75 before tip. Traffic on the Grand Central Parkway decides where you land in that range, because the meter charges for slow minutes as well as miles. How the meter prices JFK to

The difference is the harness. A car seat holds your child with its own straps; a booster seat lifts your child so the car’s adult belt does the job. Babies and toddlers need a harnessed seat. Most children are ready for a booster between ages five and seven, once they outgrow the harness. The three