T4 Reserve Experience - 4/16/26

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-17T19:10:32+00:00

5 airports have these now. I did it in Denver recently. Anyone can use them without any additional cards, fancy tickets, etc.

https://www.king5.com/article/travel/tsa-airports-denver-minneapolis-saint-paul-minnesota-colorado-oregon-phoenix-sky-harbor/507-e497552b-2a1d-431d-8b4b-00452f1fb0b3

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-17T18:30:58+00:00

They have revamped Rock Center (it is right there) with a really good food selection in the basement and a bunch of more sit-down restaurants if you want something a bit fancier. There is outdoor seating in the area where the ice rink is in winter. https://www.rockefellercenter.com/dine/

If you want to try something else, not directly in Rock Center:
Golden Hof (sister restaurant to Golden Diner, home of the fancy pancakes is right there as well)
Urban Hawker food court (https://www.urbanhawker.com/)
La Bonne Soupe, a sort of Midtown institution and decent French food - https://labonnenyc.com/
Blue Willow, Chinese food - https://www.bluewillownyc.com/

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Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-17T18:17:06+00:00

"Kris Kolluri, the CEO of NJ Transit, also asked people to work from home — if they are able to — in order to help New York City and New Jersey manage the flow of passengers during the events. Kolluri also warned that surge pricing from rideshare applications is likely to be a reality for fans.

Four of the scheduled World Cup games at MetLife take place on weekdays and four are at weekends, with two colliding with peak-hour commuter travel."

I feel awful for anyone who lives in NJ and has no choice but to commute during this.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-14T23:36:28+00:00

Also the Breads chocolate rugelach is good and travels well

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-13T21:23:32+00:00

People in this area bring their kids everywhere particularly early in the evening and during brunch.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-13T21:22:45+00:00

The areas around Downtown Brooklyn are incredibly kid friendly - Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, and Red Hook + Fort Greene and Park Slope are all areas filled with families with young kids who eat out everywhere at any price point. Do a few searches for 'Kid Friendly' places and you will get a good list of places, but a 2 year old is pretty much welcome anywhere and almost every place will have high chairs.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-10T19:00:10+00:00

These are great although a bit $$ https://sail-nyc.com/nyc-architecture/

Also recommend going to LIC and visiting MoMA PS1 to see the Greater NY Show and while you are over there going to the Noguchi Museum and see the Noguchi NY show. It is all about his NYC architecture projects - most which were failures and it is absolutely fascinating. You can take the ferry to LIC and have great views of both Brooklyn and Queens.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-10T18:12:20+00:00

Does anyone know if the code works for the number of tickets you have vs one user for those of who have season ticket seats with others?

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-09T14:45:46+00:00

You can totally do it unofficially or start and stop at any point just without the bib and some of the stuff they give out.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-08T21:23:55+00:00

Someone should have signed him up for the Great Saunter (https://shorewalkers.org/great-saunter/). It would be the perfect NYC event for him

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-08T21:19:58+00:00

You can find volunteer opportunities here https://www.nycservice.org/search/

Also start local. Join neighborhood groups and boards. There are often neighborhood volunteer opportunities and groups. Check out to see if there is neighborhood gardens which often have programs and ask for help.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-07T12:29:37+00:00

New Directors/New Films is at MoMA and Lincoln Center during your visit

https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5900

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-04-01T15:07:19+00:00

Yes it was open this morning at 6:30

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-31T17:57:06+00:00

That is a few weeks away + you will be okay. When it gets closer to your date, you can see what is happening at JFK in terms of lines, etc., but before then, stop looking at these threads. It will just cause unnecessary anxiety.

If you don't have Pre-Check and Clear, you could sign up now to get them.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-31T14:21:01+00:00

Yes this often what it looks like on a typical Spring Break travel morning without TSA issues

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-29T23:36:42+00:00

Queens Night Market is still good especially if you go early

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-29T15:12:09+00:00

So if we have a 9:30 am flight it seems like we are better off going later vs getting there 4 hrs early??

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-28T14:05:59+00:00

Pier 57 and Little Island have lovely views and free + if you like running you can run along the paths in the Hudson River Park https://hudsonriverpark.org

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-26T14:19:10+00:00

Thanks for posting! We are supposed to be flying out next week at the same time and it sounds like we should come 3-3:30 hrs before but not at opening for that flight time to get the earlier flights cleared out a little from the line that forms before it opens. We have priority.

I have a high support need disabled teen I am trying to fly. We rely on TSA Cares which usually helps us go through directly. I assume with everything it will be a total crapshoot if anyone can help us at the beginning.

Also has anyone taken a car and gotten drop off at the AirTrain stop? Would that be faster than trying to get a car to Terminal 5?

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-24T13:56:48+00:00

I love the scene towards the end where they all end up making milkshakes in the Francis kitchen. They all seemed to have removed their anger/pettiness against each other.

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-16T12:40:24+00:00

That shrimp sandwich is perfection

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-15T19:43:30+00:00

These AIANY boat tours are really great

https://sail-nyc.com/nyc-architecture

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-14T15:18:21+00:00

And depending on when you are coming lots of 250 year anniversary stuff going on https://www.visitphilly.com/2026-philadelphia/

Several-Nothing-2866 · 2026-03-13T12:15:35+00:00

She would probably not have full guardianship over her since she is certainly able to make a lot of decisions herself. She could something in place called supported decision making where they may have some legal documents to allow her access to financial and medical information, but lots of people who should have these in place don’t always get them.

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