Originally Posted by
mosquito
If you're in Manhattan or BK, I would strongly prefer LGA/JFK if I were you, which is heavy AA territory.
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If the OP is in this area then I strongly agree that using AA will be much easier and faster with more flights (Delta also for this area).
UA is mainly out of EWR and as OP prefers not to fly out of there then by default AA is the clear winner.