As others have said, don't bother with public transportation. An Uber can actually get you there in 45 minutes if there's no traffic (we've done it before).

As another data point, we had the typical Globalist stay here yesterday: stayed on points, upgrade to "atrium" junior suite on the 9th floor, fully comped breakfast even though we ordered a bit over our limit. Valet was free and a bargain in the city. This remains our favorite points hotel in NY, despite the gripes above.