Getting from JFK to NYC and back...

[almostwitty]

I'm basically flying through JFK airport on my merry way to see shove_this_job  in April. And I'm stuck for a good five hours in JFK en route (so I can see a ye olde friend of mine on the way back!)

Does anyone know the practicalities of getting out of JFK, heading into New York City, doing something quintiessentially New York-ian (or just grabbing a bagel in Manhattan) and then getting back through JFK to catch the flight out? Is it do-able in five hours or so? Or shall I just give up and try to make a nap-time bed on an airport seat somewhere?

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[skarlettfever.livejournal.com]

There is a train that runs from JFK to Manhattan with the help of the Long Island Rail Road.
I think its called AirTrain-something like that-
You take the AirTrain on the Jamaica Line into Queens to the Jamaica Station-and I think that station has another name too.
When you exit the train you pay $5 for the AirTrain and depending on the time of day $5-$7 for the Long Island Rail Road ticket.
This train stops at Penn Station in Manhattan.
:)