Originally Posted by
CMK10
Sometimes what I'll do in this situation is split the difference and stay in Long Island City. There are some decent new hotels there now (the HGI especially) which are far better than anything at JFK. You're an easy subway ride to Manhattan so you can come back from your evening, go to sleep, be closer to JFK and easily get an Uber the next day.
But honestly, how is relocating to LIC worth the 20-30 minutes it will save you?
Many people, daily, wake up in Manhattan and catch an 8:30 flight out of JFK..