JFK Terminals 5 and 7 end curbside rideshare pickups
The Port Authority has closed curbside Uber and Lyft pickups at JFK's Terminals 5 and 7, Secret NYC reports. Arriving passengers at those two terminals now take the free AirTrainAirTrain JFKThe automated rail link connecting JFK terminals to the subway at Jamaica and Howard Beach. to a designated pickup area before ordering a car. The agency's stated reason: redevelopment work has turned the terminal roadways into a maze, and peak-hour traffic outside the doors was getting worse.
In practice that means clearing immigration, following the AirTrain signs, riding one stop, then setting your app pin at the new zone. Budget roughly 20-30 extra minutes from wheels-down to hotel door, and more if you land between 4 PM and 7 PM. If your driver messages asking to meet at the old curbside spot, don't go. They cannot collect you there.
Check your terminal before you book. The change covers Terminals 5 and 7 only, so confirm where your airline arrives before you request a ride.
Swimming ends Sunday, September 13
New York's public beaches close for swimming this Sunday, September 13, after a season that already ran a week longer than usual, according to Secret NYC. A City Council bill would make longer seasons permanent and push swimming into October, but it has not passed. If an ocean swim is on your list, do it this weekend.
The IBX is still not something you can ride
The MTA and Governor Hochul released new station renderings for the Interborough Express, the light rail line planned along the freight corridor between Brooklyn and Queens, and say the project is moving faster than expected, amNewYork reports. No opening date has been announced, so do not build a 2027 itinerary around it. Until then, existing subway and bus links between the boroughs are what you plan around.
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