New York City Flyer

Please allow me to post the name of my favorite place for gelato. Caffe Dante on MacDougal between Bleecker and Houston in the heart of the Village. Not the easiest place in the world for a hurried visitor to find but for other FT-ers who may be in town on business or for a long weekend its definitely worth a try.

Any die-hard FT-er who ever wants to grab a gelato and talk about this addiction of ours (the miles, not the gelato) please feel free to hit me up, I live nearby and I'm always game for a gelato at Caffe Dante if I'm in town.

I am so brand new here so I'm not positive it works however I used my real email to register so I think that means that if you try to send me a private message it will either show up on the FT log-in screen (under private messages) or in my regular email.

As to coming into NYC on JFK layovers, totally, I agree with everything I've read. Its also helpful to say what you are most interested in when you have such little time, is it shopping, sightseeing, people watching, architecture, cafe culture, Wall Street, views of the skyline, etc.. JFK AirTrain rocks!

jacknyoc

Lots of good recommendations...here are a few thoughts from someone who visits a couple of times a year but never gets enough: Subway or LIRR into NYC; Staten Island Ferry for great skyline and Statue of Liberty views; Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) for great view of Empire State Building and Central Park; World Trade Center (must-do); Times Square (just to see it); pizza by the slice (rather than time-consuming sit-down lunch); walk Brooklyn Bridge (one way...Manhattan end is not far from WTC); Central Park (lake near Plaza Hotel is great spot and doesn't take a lot of time); SoHo/West Village or 5th Ave depending on tastes in window shopping/people watching; Bryant Park is great for a snack/people watching (depending on weather). That should be a good day...happy travels.

pbiflyer

I will be toting a large computer bag. Are there lockers in JFK? If so, are they inside or outside of security?
Other suggestions to prevent me carrying this bag all over NY would be appreciated.

cl.lurker

If you're a member of the "Red Carpet Club equivalent" (sorry for my ignorance...), you might be able to store it there.... AFAIK, no lockers at JFK.

Blumie

There are baggage checks at JFK:

http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/jsbsfram.htm

pbiflyer

Cool, thanks for the info.