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Do note that Pennsylvania Station is located astride Eighth Avenue, not 8th Street, a very important distinction. There is a taxi stand on Eighth Avenue, at West 33rd Street. That said, however, it is not necessary to go to a taxi stand. This being the heart of midtown Manhattan you can stand on virtually any street surrounding Pennsylvania Station and hail a taxi. If I were to do so, then I would more likely hail a taxi on either Seventh Avenue or Ninth Avenue, both being one-way avenues with traffic heading downtown, towards Brooklyn, rather than on Eighth Avenue, which is one-way heading uptown, away from Brooklyn. I understand the reluctance of ordering a car in advance, for precisely the reasons stated. You would obligating yourself to find one particular vehicle, at a time pre-selected in advance, providing frustration both for scouting that vehicle and having no flexibility in timing. Uber and Lyft are slightly better than the pre-arranged car, as you can make the arrangements at the time needed, but it still requires searching for one particular vehicle reserved for you. Additionally, Uber and Lyft are usually more expensive than a taxi. In contrast, there are 13,587 taxis in New York City, any one of which can you provide you with the desired transportation, at any time you desire that transportation, and doing as simply as going to any street and raising your arm. Finally, I should note that you will need to decide whether you do, in fact, desire to fold-up the wheelchair and transport it in the trunk, or if the wheelchair user prefers to travel in his or her wheelchair during the journey. However, there are fewer than 3,000 accessible taxis in New York City, so sometimes it can be difficult hailing an accessible taxi. To compensate there is a free accessible taxi dispatch service available: you can find details here: http://www.nyc.gov/site/tlc/about/accessible-dispatch.page. Note, however, that it can take up to 30 minutes for an accessible taxi to arrive, and there exists the same problem as noted above, as to finding one specific vehicle (but at least you do not have to pay in advance to have an accessible taxi dispatched).

If you're arriving by railroad, you can leave your baggage with Via Rail Canada for a small charge. But if the hotel is not out of your way, it would likely be most convenient to leave it at the hotel gratis.

That's my style as well. I want to be able to do those things appealing to me, and not those things for which I am indifferent. Yet I also recognize that there are many who do not want to take on the responsibility of planning . . . it does require time and effort. For those people who are satisfied with the tourist circuit that consists of the usual sights, then a packaged tour can save quite a bit of time and effort, and all one has to do sit back. For this reason I cannot say that one size fits all.

Wow! I don't understand that decision. I cannot recall exactly when NJT moved into the building, but I have no reason to doubt that it is 30 years, even though it seems like it was only recently that they did so. The press release makes it sound like the building is obsolete, yet it seems to me to still be a "new" location. I can still remember when NJT was headquartered at 180 Boyden Avenue in Maplewood, inherited from Public Service. Newark Pennsylvania Station is not glitzy, such as is the Moynihan Train Hall at New York City's Pennsylvania Station, but I do think that it is one of NJT's showpieces, not something that NJT tries to hide or is an embarrassment. Plans are to further upgrade it (let's hope for a crown jewel!), not replace it. I see it as being on par with their other substantial and historic facilities, such as Hoboken terminal. What are the facilities that NJT considers to be their best? The Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station at Secaucus Junction? That section of New York Pennsylvania Station that NJT created a few years ago? I suppose one can argue as to what is NJT's "best," but I think that Newark Pennsylvania Station comes in high, if not at the top, on any such list, even today without it yet being a "crown jewel."

Sometimes it is just a matter of knowing where to look for these types of things, and here I had known that New Jersey Transit published these types of maps. It sounds like it does provide the confidence you were seeking! I think you're doing right by planning to use Newark Pennsylvania Station. The station is well-enough maintained because, at least in part, the corporate headquarters of New Jersey Transit is directly across the street, corporate executives use the station all the time for their own travels, and it is used by New Jersey Transit as a showpiece. This video provides an accurate sense of the train station environment. Note that the videographer is walking the long way around the station in giving a tour, and your walk within the station would likely be slightly shorter. Newark Pennsylvania Station is in sharp contrast to Amtrak's North Philadelphia station, a once-important station but which now truly suffers from a lack of physical maintenance . . . which is illustrated in the following video clip. https://youtu.be/IZ6TjSdtIe0?si=jvZ2PTr8TWIfKlWd

Delivery is second-best. I think most New Yorkers extensively rely on delivery, but it is not as good as having a freshly served meal. I'm not certain that either of the two mentioned pizza places will, themselves, deliver to the hotel, and if not the hotel front desk will certainly know the pizza places that reliably deliver. In any case, I would never rely on an independent delivery service (e.g., Uber, Seamless) to fetch pizza, but would instead rely on the pizza place itself to deliver. I agree that none the areas mentioned are particularly picturesque. These are working class neighborhoods. (Note: I reside in a working-class neighborhood, one that is safe, securing, and economically bustling, but not picturesque.) Where I do disagree is that these are, in fact, typical city neighborhoods. This is how most people in New York City live. The rich people in Manhattan, and their tony neighborhoods, are the minority. I would never go to an airport to eat or drink. Over-priced, typically not that good, and just the transient feel of an airport detract so much. I would much rather find a mediocre restaurant along Cross Bay Boulevard than eat at the airport.

This establishment is in the heart of downtown Jamaica, at 163-04 Jamaica Avenue. It would be an adequate and typical pizza place. Not great, but good and probably satisfying. Not really a restaurant atmosphere but with a small amount of fast food type seating. There's a good online video that reviews the place here: https://youtu.be/d8W1rtdG06Q?si=wWAz1F7ode4RO4-V. Good access from the hotel via Q40 from immediately outside the hotel (allow 20-25 minutes each way), but poor access by automobile (congested traffic and difficult parking). The best place nearby is New Park Pizza, 156-71 Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, also about three miles distant from the hotel. Uniformly good reviews, and I have been very pleased with their pizza. While not the best in New York City, it is very good, and there is a decent area within for sit-down dining. There's a good online review here (language caution): https://youtu.be/UHKIGKrO1IE?si=7H2CcgxgKIPtiXYN. Poor access via public transportation, but very good access by automobile (not much traffic congestion and parking can be found). Near New Park Pizza in Howard Beach are three good (again not great but satisfactory) bagel places. All-American Bagel, 82-41 153rd Avenue; Old Country Bagel, 162-26 Cross Bay Boulevard; and Howard Beach Bagel Cafe, 162-54 Cross Bay Boulevard. None are immediately adjacent to New Park Pizza, but all are a short walk away. Unlike Jamaica, the commercial area of Howard Beach is spread out along a busy street, not concentrated in a compact downtown. Note that the best bagels in Queens County (and arguably in New York City) is near where I reside, but all the way crosstown in Whitestone (9 miles from the hotel), Utopia Bagels on 19-09 Utopia Parkway.

I have not heretofore had to address the matter at Atlantic Terminal, but given the station's importance to downtown Brooklyn, and being on the opposite side of Flatbush Avenue, I would think that the NYPD must have some type of provision for that movement. Nonetheless, this may be an instance where travel from Jamaica would be better by subway than by LIRR (either "E" to Forest Hills, then "F" to Jay Street-MetroTech, or "J" to East New York, then "A" to Jay Street-MetroTech).

The tracks at Newark Pennsylvania Station are elevated, and one must first descend from the platform to street level by stairs, escalator, or elevator. Once on street level it is a relatively short distance to the station exits. While I am not the best judge of distance, I would say it is about 100 feet from the street level stairs, escalator, or elevator to the exit. The attached diagram shows the layout of the station. The DoubleTree hotel is immediately across Raymond Plaza West from the station. Between Amtrak red caps and hotel bellboy, you should be able to have your baggage handled, if not directly (gratuities assist) then by handing off from one to the other. I don't understand what the word "sketchy" means. I was thinking of several possibilities of how the term might be used by some people with respect to Newark Pennsylvania Station: 1. The station is dirty and not kept clean. 2. The physical structure of the station is not being maintained and is crumbling. 3. There exists petty crime at the station. 4. A majority of the people in the city of Newark are black. 5. There are poor or homeless people living in the station. As to nos. 1 and 2, I think that the station is adequately maintained, both as to cleanliness and physically. Both could be improved, but I don't these characteristics to be objectionable. No. 3 is true, but the same can be said for New York Pennsylvania Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and just about every transportation facility where there are many people circulating who are targets for pickpockets. No. 4 is true, but to denigrate the station for that reason would be pure racism. There is some truth to no. 5, but like no.3, it is true as well elsewhere. In sum, in terms of use as a transportation terminal, I don't see Newark Pennsylvania Station as being so inadequate as to justify its avoidance incur the inconvenience of using alternative transportation facilities. I would question the judgment of the cruise passenger. The roll call person is incorrect, at least officially. Amtrak explicitly identifies its twelve stations with red cap service. See http://www.amtrak.com/onboard/baggage-policy/at-station-baggage-services.html. That said, red caps are not always immediately apparent, and so it may require a bit of patience. You might want to follow-up again with the DoubleTree and ask if their bellboys will come into Newark Pennsylvania Station to assist with baggage, or else where a hand-off should best be made from an Amtrak red cap. NewarkPenn_Directory_8-21.pdf

Fine for a place to sleep. But I am really hard-pressed to give a suggestion for eating. Other than at the hotel itself, there's no sit-down restaurant in close proximity. A few fast food places, sandwich places, and very informal places (though if you would like a simple roti you might do well), but not much else. Not a diner or even good pizza. Best I can suggest are Don Peppe (Italian), perhaps the best of the lot, 135-58 Lefferts Boulevard (1-1/2 miles distant); Nanking (Indian-Thai-Chinese), 134-07 Rockaway Boulevard (3/4 mile distant); and Rockaway Grill (Indian), 141-16 Rockaway Boulevard (1/2 mile distant). About three miles west is Cross Bay Boulevard, where you will find a few places to eat (including New Park Pizza, which is pretty good). Hopefully there will be an adequate restaurant among these. I would think it would be difficult to do well with food delivered by Uber, either not being great food or so distant as to be cold on arrival.

I have worked in the Baisley Park neighborhood for many years. The main headquarters had been on Rockaway Boulevard, just a few blocks from this hotel; I worked on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, also just a few blocks away. There are many good and hard-working people who live here. I have never tried keeping track of those hotels used by the city to house homeless persons. Hotels throughout all of NYC--including the heart of midtown Manhattan--have been used to house such persons, and it is difficult to keep on top of which hotels are being are being used at any particular time. Moreover, at the present time, when so many illegal aliens are arriving in NYC from the southern border, the resulting housing crisis has been so volatile that I would advise anyone coming into NYC that there is a possibility that their hotel is being used for such purposes. (Not to say that other cities are immune to the problem as well: the issue is related to the insecurity of the southern border, not to NYC specifically.) I have no reason to believe that this particular hotel, the Residence Inn, is used any more so for homeless persons (or for illegal aliens) than other hotels. I would like to know who these people are, in south Jamaica and Baisley Park, who are seemingly trying to discourage hotel usage in these neighborhoods . . . the economic harm to the community would be a terrible blow to a largely working-class population.

The least expensive route involves one train from Bayonne to Hoboken, then a second train from Hoboken to midtown Manhattan. Fairly easy to do. Elevators available at all relevant stations if needed. Here's the details. It is about two miles from the port to the train station in Bayonne, possible but not particularly well-suited for walking. This may be where you will want to use a taxi or other hired vehicle. You will be destined for the 34th Street station in Bayonne, located at 34th Street between Avenue E and highway 440. Fare is $2.25 for adults, $1.10 for elderly (age 62+) and disabled persons, children under 12 free with other fare-paying passengers. No fare barricades, but keep your ticket handy for possible inspection while enroute. Ride this train from 34th Street station to Hoboken station. About 25 minutes. Change trains at Hoboken. Find the PATH subway train at the same station. Fare is $2.75 for all persons except children age 5 and under. There are wide gates to enter the platform so you don't have to worry about squeezing through any narrow turnstiles. Ride this train from Hoboken station to 33rd Street station. About 16 minutes. From 33rd Street station (located at Sixth Avenue), Pennsylvania Station is one block west, Seventh Avenue at 32nd Street. A note about Newark. While it is practicable to go by taxi from the port to Newark, then via railroad from Newark to midtown Manhattan, doing so will take a bit longer (mostly because of having to take a longer taxi ride into Newark; the trip by railroad from Newark to midtown Manhattan is only 20 minutes) and will involve a much more expensive taxi ride. You will make up some of the cost difference because children travel free on the railroad, but would have to pay on the PATH train. Otherwise, the railroad fare from Newark to Pennsylvania Station is $5.25 for adults, $2.45 for elderly and disabled persons.

"Amazing" is in the eye of the beholder. Many who reside in south Jamaica find it to be a great to live here, and are proud to be a home owner. The challenge to a hotel visitor is that the area does lack the facilities that such visitors typically desire, such as a selection of restaurants. There are no tourist attractions here, but if one is doing business here, has family or other ties to the community, desires to be in a typical NYC residential neighborhood without glitz, or simply wants a place to get a good night's rest, then this could be a good choice. This particular hotel building was constructed circa 2021, though the entire site has been used for hotel purposes for quite some time.

Not recommended by whom, and for what reasons?

I don't foresee any substantial difficulties, at least beyond some possible traffic slowdowns. If traveling by taxi from your hotel in south Jamaica, then your crossing of the marathon route would be grade separated, either on the Belt Parkway crossing under the marathon route that would be using the overhead Gowanus Expressway and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge approach road, or on the Prospect Expressway crossing over the marathon route that would using Fourth Avenue. If traveling by railroad from Jamaica to Brooklyn, then, given that the Atlantic Terminal LIRR station is on the east side of the marathon route, which is along Fourth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, it would likely be best to first cross the route on foot and then get a taxi on the west side of the route. Alternatively, and this might be best, forgo the railroad and instead travel by subway from Jamaica to Brooklyn, alighting at Jay Street-MetroTech station, located on the west side of the route, and requiring no marathon route crossing (travel by B61 bus or taxi from the subway station to the port).

A quick search online will turn up many stories of non-motorists being cited. A collection that also includes people riding horses and other animals, bicycles, buggies, and similar situations. I have read at least one court opinion discussing whether a horse met the legal definition of a motor vehicle. For example, take a look at the article here. The purpose of the laws regulating impaired driving arise out of the dangers imposed upon others by heavy heavy vehicles traveling at high enough speeds sufficient to maim or kill. Then periodically they are applied in ridiculous situations--out of some sort of supposed "fairness" that the laws not be applied only to motorists--even though both though the motivation for the law and the dangers come from motor vehicles. Enough already with going after drunkards on horseback. Instead, lock up the people driving cars and trucks while intoxicated! And if Canada wants to keep those motorists who are a menace to society out of their country, so be it. It is not against the law for a person to be intoxicated. Nor is it against the law for an intoxicated person to walk. How should the law be applied to people with disabilities? Are we concerned that there is a serious risk of disabled persons using motorized wheelchairs while impaired to maim or kill other persons? Should disabled people who decide to get drunk be compelled to pull themselves on the ground without their wheelchair? Do we tell wheelchair users that, unlike ambulatory people, they're not allowed to get drunk? Take a look at the article here. I think it is important that the civil liberties of people with disabilities be respected without discrimination. And again, this type of enforcement of impaired driving laws goes beyond the intent of those laws and is pedantic. Hopefully Canada will exercise common sense and not be exercising its discretion to keep out of its country convicted wheelchair users.

This is so good to hear. I have been aware of the service for some time, but have never utilized it. With the demise of the Viking Express bus service several years ago, which had connected St. Anthony with Corner Brook, only Norpen Busing remains on the peninsula, and I understand that Danny's Airbus provides the connecting service between St. Anthony and the Norpen Busing stop at the airport (Norpen turns off of highway 430 at the airport, to continue on highway 432 to Roddickton and Englee). To know that Danny's is reliable as such is reassuring in this remote portion of "The Rock."

In other comments I have mentioned the same thing. Driving a motor vehicle is a dangerous activity and requires full devotion to safe operation, and sightseeing while also driving is not a good combination. Too many people fail to drive safely, sometimes because they're doing thing other than concentrating on safe driving, resulting in severe injury or death to others or self. Moreover, some people are unable to drive safely, and may not even be licensed to do so (myself included). When intending to sightsee, best not to drive . . . generally the best choice is train and/or bus. While a smaller bus can provide a more intimate tour, the mini-buses that are used are inexpensive chassis on body vehicles that provide a much less comfortable ride than the monocoque construction of a full-sized coach. Given a choice, I would much rather travel on a modern Prevost H3-45 motorcoach than anything constructed on a cutaway Econoline chassis. But it is a personal choice and not uniform agreement. It is one of the reasons that I like RDCs. They are small and informal such that the engineer can stop them much like a bus. I remember the first season when the Alaska Railroad reestablished passenger service on the route south from Anchorage to Seward (in the late 1980s), and it used RDCs initially for that service (I cannot recall if only single car was used or if it was paired). A few times the engineer stopped the RDC to allow sightseeing, at one point even stopping on a bridge over a stream, and opening the baggage door on a combine to allow the passenger to view the spawning salmon below. Alas, the White Pass and Yukon Route is only operating full-length passenger trains, something that is more difficult for that type of sightseeing . . . better suited for bus travel. Given your stated preferences, I think you've made the right decision.

Yes, impaired driving places innocent people at risk of serious injury or death, and is often treated too lightly in the United States, and perhaps Canada, too. Where I have difficulty is when the authorities focus on the definitions of the crime, rather than the actual societal risk, and prosecute individuals for impaired "driving" for, say, as an intoxicated paraplegic using.a motorized wheelchair, something that would impose little, if any, risk on society. Let's focus the impaired driving enforcement efforts on the motorists who can maim or kill people, locking them up so that they cannot do so, and not prosecute the dumb things that might technically be deemed to be "driving."

Just to be certain, here's a comparison of the two tours without the marketing hype. 1. Bennett Scenic Journey. This trip includes a ride on the White Pass and Yukon Route to the maximum extent to which passenger train service is available. Train usually departs Skagway daily except Mondays and Saturdays at approximately 7:45 a.m. Alaska time, and arrives at Carcross at approximately 1:30 p.m. Yukon time (12:30 p.m. Alaska time). The train passes through Bennett, where there is a 45-minute station stop for looking about. A cold box lunch is provided upon departure from Bennett. It is then 90 minutes to the terminus of the train route, Carcross, a name that is short for the original name of the community, Caribou Crossing. The station is in the center of Carcoss, a real, though tourist-oriented, community. From here the return transportation to Skagway is by bus. When offered in the reverse direction, usually daily except Fridays and Sundays, the bus travels from Skagway to Carcross, where it meets the train that had already traveled from Skagway to Carcross and has been readied for its return trip. The train usually departs Carcross at approximately 2:00 p.m. Yukon time (1:00 p.m. Alaska time). During the 90-minute travel time to Bennett a cold box lunch is provided. At Bennett there is a 45-minute stop for looking about. The train then departs for Skagway, arriving at approximately 5:45 p.m. Alaska time. 2. Yukon Rail & Bus Excursion. This trip includes a ride on the White Pass and Yukon Route only so far as Fraser, the location of Canadian immigration and customs. Train usually departs Skagway daily at 7:40 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. Alaska time, and arrives at Fraser at approximately 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. British Columbia time (9:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Alaska time). Then transfer to bus for the trip to Carcross. Because no meal is served on the train, the bus stops at Wild Adventure Yukon (formerly Caribou Crossing Trading Post), a tourist trap just outside the community of Carcross, for a hot lunch. From here the return transportation to Skagway is by bus. When offered in the reverse direction, usually daily, the bus travels from Skagway to Wild Adventure Yukon for a hot lunch. Then bus then travels to Fraser, where it meets the train that had already traveled from Skagway to Fraser and has been readied for the return trip. The train usually departs Fraser daily at approximately 11:45 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. British Columbia time (10:45 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. Alaska time). The train then arrives in Skagway at approximately 12:20 p.m. and 5:10 p.m. Alaska time. In broad terms these are the differences. No. 1 includes a longer train journey but a cold lunch (turkey sandwich, chips, side, dessert). No. 2 includes a shorter train journey but a hot lunch (BBQ chicken, coleslaw, baked potato, roll, donut). The scenery is the same for both, with the exception that only no. 1 includes the distinct scenery through Bennett, where the parallel highway does not pass. No. 2 is $31 less expensive. My analysis: As a rail enthusiast, I would favor no. 1 for that reason alone. Neither of the lunch options are sufficient enough--both are fairly inexpensive to provide--to base a decision. Having the additional scenery of passing through Bennett is a plus. On the other hand, some people view tourist trap visits as a plus. The difference is cost is less than 15 percent, and likely not sufficient enough upon which to base a decision. It is not clear if passengers have the choice between train-then-bus and bus-then-train, or if that choice is made by the tour operator based.

The Alaska Railroad offers some packaged tours through its website that includes visitation to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, with some type of transfer provided to and from the Portage station. But there's no formal shuttle for independent travelers, and the area is rural and isolated such that it is very unlikely that independent transportation, by taxi of otherwise, could be arranged. Might you be able to use the railroad's transfer service? Might someone at the wildlife center make a quick run to the station to pick you up? Possibly, though I would not count on it. If you're anticipating southbound travel from Anchorage, looking to stop off at Portage, while the passenger train makes the trip to Whittier and return, before continuing southward towards Spencer and Grandview, then you will have about 2-1/2 hours at Portage for completion of your plan. As noted, it is about 1-1/2 miles to walk each way along the highway shoulder. The shoulder is sufficiently wide enough to not be unreasonable, though not everyone is comfortable walking along rural highways. Give yourself half an hour each way for the walk, and that you leave you between an hour and 90 minutes to visit the center.

I would not say that there's "nothing good," but rather there are not the type of support services that visitors might utilize (e.g., restaurants). The Q40 bus, that operates outside the Residence Inn, is operated by MTA Bus Company. The subway and most of the buses in Brooklyn are operated by New York City Transit Authority. The passenger trains are operated by the Long Island Rail Road. All three are commonly controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the regional planning and funding entity, and maps generally do not distinguish between the two bus operators. The AirTrain service at John F. Kennedy International Airport is operated by Alstom, a multi-national railcar manufacturer, under contract to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and its fares and services are separate from those of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. We don't always make things easy to understand in New York! I have attached to this response transportation maps of Queens (the hotel location), Brooklyn (the port location), and the subway system. Most routes operate frequently. Queens Bus Map.pdf Brooklyn Bus Map.pdf Subway Map.pdf

My former office, in south Jamaica, is located about two miles from this hotel. But alas, this hotel is not well-located for good transportation to most places. It is in a largely residential area on the other side of expressways from John F. Kennedy International Airport. There's a local transit bus, route Q40, that stops immediately outside the hotel and goes into downtown Jamaica; and the hotel shuttle bus, but that's about it. There's no commercial activity in the area surrounding the hotel, so unless you're willing to travel a bit, it is likely that you will be eating at the hotel restaurant or getting delivery. You could (1) use the transit bus from the hotel to the Jamaica Long Island Rail Road station ($2.90), or (2) use the free hotel shuttle bus to the Federal Circle AirTrain station, then use the AirTrain service to the Jamaica AirTrain-LIRR station ($8.25). In either case use the LIRR from the Jamaica LIRR station to the Atlantic Terminal LIRR station in downtown Brooklyn ($5.00, plus $2.00 in AM rush hours), plus a short taxi ride to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal (3 miles, $15.00, plus $2.50 in PM rush hours). (Alternatively also use AirTrain from the Federal AirTrain station to Howard Beach AirTrain station, $8.25, then the "A" subway train from Howard Beach AirTrain station to Jay Street-MetroTech station in downtown Brooklyn, $2.90. Then short 2-mile taxi ride, $11.50, plus $2.50 in PM rush hour, or bus route B61, free transfer from subway, to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.) About one hour travel time to downtown Brooklyn, plus 15 minutes locally to the cruise terminal, but not especially convenient. But if interested inquire further for more detail directions. A taxi from the hotel to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal would be about 24 miles using the Belt Parkway ($95.50, plus $2.50 in PM rush hours); or about 14 miles using state highway 27 ($53.50, plus $2.50 in PM rush hours). TNC and FHV vehicle prices vary, but likely in the range of $65.00 to $75.00 (others following this discussion can probably give better estimates). Note that taxi fares are regulated by the city, but TNC and FHV vehicle fares are not regulated. About one hour total travel time (it is typically slightly shorter travel time via Belt Parkway, saving perhaps ten minutes, notwithstanding the greater mileage). Given the hotel location this could be the most practicable choice. Hopefully this is enough information for decision-making.

What are the distinctions between being permitted to exit Canada and being deported from Canada? Is it that in the case of deportation the cruise line has the legal obligation to remove the passenger from Canada back to the country of origin (as a consequence of having brought an inadmissible person to Canada)?

Where specifically is the hotel located? Generally, having to go back to the airport, from the hotel, simply to travel onward to the actual destination (i.e., Brooklyn Cruise Port) can be unnecessarily time-consuming. It could be easy or it could be difficult to travel directly between the particular hotel and the Brooklyn Cruise Port, be it by railroad, subway, bus, or otherwise, but it is not possible to provide directions without knowing the starting point. (There are some people who simply use taxi or TNC services everyplace, and if that were the case here then you probably don't need directions on how to use a taxi or TNC vehicle.) I am anxious to see the new Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Queens/Jamaica opening soon. It will probably be the second-most convenient hotel for JFK Airport passengers (the most convenient being the TWA Hotel located immediately in front of Terminal Five used by JetBlue). The new hotel is located approximately 1,000 feet from the Jamaica AirTrain station, at the intersection of Archer Avenue and 149th Street. Getting between the hotel and the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is straight-forward: the Jamaica LIRR station is immediately adjacent to the Jamaica AirTrain station, and it is a quick 20-minute trip into downtown Brooklyn, with a short taxi transfer to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook.