Originally Posted by mtm767
EWR, particularly if she can get a cheaper fare. From EWR she could take the
EWR Airport Express right from the terminal to Grand Central ($20 r/t) and hop in a cab from there. Their schedule says the bus ride will be 55 minutes, but I don't think it actually even takes that long during non rush hours. Doesn't the Air Train/subway from JFK take about an hour? It should also be a lot more comfortable riding this particular bus than the subway, and be safer for a woman traveling alone.
Did you read the original post? The woman is arriving Sunday morning. Why would safety be an issue in the middle of the day? This is another example of people who don't live in NYC and probably have never ridden the subway in their lives giving uninformed advice from afar.
Unless you can get a much cheaper fare into EWR, JFK Airtrain is the easier, cheaper and faster option. Moreover, if you fly into JFK, you have the option, after the AirTrain, of taking either the subway or LIRR into Penn Station. Taking the subway will get you closer though. If you take the E train into the city, you can get off at 51st and Third and walk from there, or switch to the Lexington 6 local for one stop, up to 59th Street, saving you a couple of blocks of walking.