New York City - what to do for 5 hours?

I'll be stuck in newark for 5 hours http://www.flyertalk.com/airports/ftairports_forum/frown.gif (arriving 11 a.m leaving 4 p.m) any suggestions how to kill a few hours?

Take the monorail to the train station, NJ Transit to NY Penn Station, walk down 34th Street, gaze up at the Empire State Building, eat lunch, buy a postcard, walk back to Penn Station and take NJ Transit back to EWR.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
Take the monorail to the train station, NJ Transit to NY Penn Station, walk down 34th Street, gaze up at the Empire State Building, eat lunch, buy a postcard, walk back to Penn Station and take NJ Transit back to EWR.</font>

That is an excellent idea. Another, less glamorous option is to take a taxi to the Jersey Gardens Mall in Elizabeth. The mall is very large and less than a 5 minute ride from the airport.

http://www.jerseygardens.com/

Personally I would choose the first option if you have enough time.

Keith

You could look at the history of EWR exhibitions they have there. But I would go for the first suggestion on this thread!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by flymaster:
I'll be stuck in newark for 5 hours http://www.flyertalk.com/airports/ftairports_forum/frown.gif (arriving 11 a.m leaving 4 p.m) any suggestions how to kill a few hours?</font>

That almost sounds like the beginning of a bad joke! http://www.flyertalk.com/airports/ftairports_forum/biggrin.gif

I'd go with the Jersey Gardens idea. Very close by too. Just make sure you keep the cabbie's card so you can ensure a cab ride back.