Airport Guide

Updated: September 06, 2001

From the best airport restaurant to a convenient nearby attraction, find the best ways to beat a layover in New York.

On this page:Airport Basics, Dining Options, Beating the Layover, New York's Top Hotels.

Airport Basics

  1. 1 2 Star Rating: Below Average John F Kennedy International Airport
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    JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430 (map)

    Over two hundred gates to welcome you to New York.

  2. 2 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended La Guardia Airport
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    Hanger 7, Flushing, NY 11371 (map)

    The little brother of New York-area airports.

Dining Options

  1. 3 1 Star Rating: Poor The Eateries of Newark Airport
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    Newark Airport, Newark, NJ 07114 (map)

    Hungry? Maybe airplane food isn't such a bad idea after all.

  2. 4 Laguardia Airport Info Desk
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    LaGuardia Airport, Flushing, NY 11371 (map)

  3. 5 2.5 Star Rating: Below Average The Eateries of John F. Kennedy International Airport
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    John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430 (map)

    Where eat-and-run can mean anything from Krispy Kremes to California cabernets.

Beating the Layover

  1. 6 2 Star Rating: Below Average Liberty Science Center IMAX
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    251 Phillip Street, Jersey City, NJ 07305 (map)

    LSC's interactive exhibits explore the environment, health and invention. (Twenty-minute cab ride from Newark.)

  2. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended American Museum Of The Moving
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    35 Ave at 36th St, Astoria, NY 11106 (map)

    In-flight movies have nothing on this collection of old films and television shows. (Fifteen minutes by cab from La Guardia.)

  3. 8 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Yankee Stadium
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    161st St, Bronx, NY 10451 (map)

    You see them every year in the playoffs. (Twenty-five minutes from LaGuardia; 50 minutes from JFK.)

  4. 9 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Ellis Island Immigration Museum
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    Battery Park and Liberty Island, New York, NY 10017 (map)

    Coach was bad? Try an overcrowded, disease-ridden boat, cry-baby. (Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes from any airport.)

  5. 10 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended St Patrick's Cathedral
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    460 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022 (map)

    One of the city's holiest spots shares the street with some of the finest shopping. (Approximately one hour from any airport)

  6. 11 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Empire State Building
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    350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118 (map)

    The view from the plane won't seem so fantastic anymore. (Approximately one hour from any airport.)

New York's Top Hotels

  1. 12 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Mandarin Oriental New York
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    80 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10023 (map)

  2. 13 4 Star Rating: Recommended Tribeca Grand Hotel
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    2 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10013 (map)

    Everything your heart desires¿even if you're an executive.

  3. 14 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Michelangelo
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    152 W 51st Street, New York, NY 10019 (map)

  4. 15 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Chambers Hotel
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    15 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019 (map)

    Style, service and a downtown vibe meet at a perfect midtown location.

  5. 16 4 Star Rating: Recommended Waldorf Astoria
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    301 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (map)

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