Another JFK-Manhattan transport question...

So now I%26#39;ve changed our hotel from the Pod to the Belleclaire on 250 West 77th Street, Broadway, Upper West. I%26#39;m still determined to take the Sub, though, even if the route is not as straightforward.

I was thinking of taking line A from Howard Beach and then either changing at Fulton-St-Broadway or Chambers-Park/WTC to line 2 or 3.

What would be the easiest station for a transfer?

It looks like Chambers Park has less lines, so Im guessing it might be that one?

oh, just now I noticed another alternative: 59 Str Columbus Circle, and then get on line 1. this one looks like it%26#39;ll give less walking distance?

We%26#39;ll be cruising at about 3 pm on a Friday...

Thanks in advance!

Another JFK-Manhattan transport question...

O, never mind, I found a better route on HopStop...

Sorry

Another JFK-Manhattan transport question...

What about the AirTrain / LIRR to Penn Station and then grabbing the subway from there up to your hotel on the UWS

O, I%26#39;ve read about the LIRR, but it slipped from my mind...I%26#39;ll look into it, thanks.

Mayem ..... I%26#39;m not the best person when it comes to actual travel advice. But if you are set on having an adventure and taking the subway, then I think you might also consider instead taking the %26#39;E%26#39; train (it%26#39;s express and makes less stops and goes through better neighborhoods) directly to 50th Street and then switch for the %26#39;C%26#39; to 81st Street. You can easily walk from 81st and the park to Broadway and 77th Street. You%26#39;ll get the ';Wow I%26#39;m in NYC'; when you see the park and the Museum of Natural History by the train exit.

Bonus Advice:

Have your nephew read the ';Catcher in the Rye'; by J.D Salinger before your visit ..... NYC figures predominately into the book and so does Central Park and even the M of NH also plays a major cameo. It%26#39;s a story of a high school boy in turmoil. A lot of students in the US read that book in high school.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catcher_in_the_Rye

BTW .... it%26#39;s also the book that Mark Chapman was carry the day he shot John Lennon in front of the Dakota Apartment building which is also on or around 73rd Street and near Strawberry Fields all near your hotel. It might add some colour and make the trip more interesting for your young charge.

';Where do the birds in Central Park go in the winter?';

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