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My girlfriend and I are flying in from Vermont for a day to see The Whitney biennial on Tuesday, May 6. Can anyone recommend some good restaurants nearby, preferably within walking distance or a short cab ride away? We're adventurous eaters, so feel free to recommend cuisine in any style on any budget.
Don't know anything nearby to recommend but two places I like to look for suggestions are Manhattan - Chowhound and yelp.com
Chowhound is harder to search as you will be looking at a board that is all of Manhattan but there tend to be alot of "foodies" on there. Yelp you can search for restaurant reviews within one mile of your location.
So, we didn't end up going to The Whitney because I stupidly booked the flight for a Tuesday and the Whitney is closed then. The $200 fee to reschedule the flight made sure I learned that lesson the hard way.
Two hundred dollars poorer, I'm thinking about reconsidering my transport to and from JFK to the Whitney.
I read that it's a flat fare to and from JFK to Manhattan, $45. Is that correct?
Also, according to the Whitney Web site, the museum can be reached by
subway, taking 6 Train to 77th Street. Can I get en route to The Whitney via subway at JFK?
Yes, the flat fare is $45, but that doesn't include the tolls for bridges/tunnels or the tip.
Getting to the Whitney directly from JFK? You'd have to catch the bus to the Air Train then get off at 42nd Street, take the shuttle to the East side and then catch the 6 uptown to 77th Street, get off and walk to Madison and 75th Street. You sure you want to do this with luggage in tow?
Thanks for the tip! No luggage, it'll just be a day trip. But yeah, it's too much of a hassle. I'll cab it. Arriving just before 9 AM, and I have an 11 PM departure. Plan on a two hour cab ride both ways?
Call 1-800-BLUEVAN for the SuperShuttle. Picks you up at your terminal, drops you where you want to be, slightly more expensive (before tip) than the airport bus to 42nd St. & Eighth Ave, less than half the cost of a cab. You'll share with others and may have to wait for driver to drop them and circle around the city a little, but it's my airport transportation of choice.
Sound advice. I used them last time I was in the city (to see Cream). I was a little concerned with transit time when it comes to Supershuttle, because all told I'm only going to have about 12 hours in the city. But if the ride from JFK to the Whitney is going to be comparable either way, then you're right, SuperShuttle is the way to go.
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