Hello again from an airport, both of us this time.
- New adventure.
- Yes, and with Olympic masks.
You're showing off our Olympic masks, aren't you?
[laughs]
He liked my gift.
We are in New York.
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But before I start showing all the great things to do in New York City,
I thought of showing you how to get out of the airport.
We're at JFK Airport.
And in this video, I'm going to show you how to go from JFK to Manhattan.
This is my favorite airport to go to Manhattan
because it is so easy.
You have so many options, you can go by bus,
by train, by subway.
No matter your option, you have to take the AirTrain
to get out of the airport.
So as we walk around, let me show you what's here.
As we get out of this empty space, back into the crowded areas,
masks from now on.
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Look at you, you missed filming, didn't you?
- It's about time.
- Yeah. - It's about time we get back out.
- Yeah.
You can't miss it.
Signs for AirTrain everywhere
close to the baggage claim.
In case you're coming from a foreign country,
you can get a sim card right here at the baggage claim area.
There is this machine here like an ATM for sim cards.
$20, $60, $80,
So you got a few options here, even $10 up there.
These are sim cards from the top carriers here in the U.S.
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon.
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Here at JFK, there's high-speed Wi-Fi.
Look at the taxi line, totally empty.
No wonder, you're gonna see how easy it is to get public transport here.
This is the map of the AirTrain.
It's free if you go from terminal to terminal over here.
You pay if you go outside.
So we're going right here to Jamaica Station.
You pay at the exit.
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These trains come frequently.
- Yes, all the time, huh?
- All the time, no waiting.
Fast [in Portugese] - Yeah, it's amazing
PA: This is a Jamaica train stopping at Jamaica
Next stop, Jamaica, baby.
- Where's the beach [in Portuguese] - Not the island. [laughs]
-The station. -The station.
- And look at that, from there, you can get the subway or the train.
Long Island Rail Road.
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Hello from the Jamaica Station. - Hello! [in Portuguese]
- Oh, baby, $7.75 now.
- Yes, price increase. - Price increase.
That's inflation. It's pandemic inflation.
- Yes, everywhere.
- It was $5 until last year.
-Oh! - Well, now we got to pay for this AirTrain.
If you're just exiting here or you're gonna get the Long Island Rail Road,
you pay just $7.75.
If you're gonna get the subway, you add $2.75,
which is the price for any ride here via subway or bus in New York.
Here you need to add $7.75 to your MetroCard.
I already have a MetroCard, so I'm just going to add more money.
I'm going to refill the card.
If you don't have one, let me show you.
Go back here, what happens?
You need to get a new one and it costs a dollar.
You can refill right here. I'm going to add $7.75, it's the exact fare.
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Here they don't have contactless payment yet,
like in the rest of the New York City's transport system.
That's why we needed a MetroCard.
I'm going to show you how it works in the next few videos
when we get the subway,
because today we're actually getting the train right here.
This is the Long Island Rail Road.
There is actually a cheaper way for you to get to Manhattan
without paying for the AirTrain.
If you get off at Terminal 5 when it's still free,
you can get a regular bus.
With this amount of luggage, we choose convenience.
- Yes. [laughs]
And we don't have that many, we could carry, but...
let's make our lives easier, huh?
- Oh, yours weighs like a ton.
- [laughs]
- Here at Jamaica, you also have two options: subway or train,
both have their pros and cons.
Subway, of course, much cheaper, and more regular.
The train is $5 more expensive during non-rush hour,
which is our case right now,
but you get there 20 minutes faster.
The train is great if you're going to the area around Penn Station,
and our hotel is right over there.
But if you're going to other parts of Manhattan or Brooklyn,
the subway would be more convenient.
If you're going to Times Square, for example,
you should better choose the subway, the E train. It's your best option.
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The next for us here is in 15 minutes.
Now what I love here is that you can buy your tickets
directly on your phone.
See? Jamaica, we're going to Penn Station.
We want one-way.
- Non-peak. - Non-peak.
Off peak. See the price difference?
- Multiple, not single.
Multiple.
- Okay, multiple, two.
Okay, so here you go.
Our tickets, you see that they are inactive?
We have to activate them before we board.
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Next train to Penn Station on platform two.
And look at how many in a sequence.
11:43, 47, 52, 55.
It's not always like this.
Sometimes you have to wait like half an hour.
You're really in the waiting area, huh?
[laughs]
Just waiting.
Look at that, just one stop, and you're already at Penn Station.
- Two stops. - No, we're in Jamaica.
There's one stop, and the next is Penn Station.
- So that's two stops. - Okay, then two stops.
- Jesus!
- You're getting so smart.
Here you really need a separate ticket.
This MTA card won't work, even if you have credits.
And there's nobody checking, no turnstiles, or anything.
They're going to come checking inside the train.
- Activate the tickets.
- You think it's time? Now? - Yeah.
- Eight minutes to go? Okay.
Whoo-hoo!
One-way off-peak.
Let's see the other.
Okay.
So the two are active right now,
and see, they expire in 51 minutes.
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All the luggage right here.
This is very convenient because we both are sitting, right?
- Yeah. - If we were in the subway,
we would most likely be standing all the way there.
- Standing, with many stops. - Yes.
And this is relatively empty, at least during non-peak hours.
- Yes. - So there are plenty of seats
available here.
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What has just happened now?
- Checked the ticket. - Yes.
Someone just came checking the ticket.
Make sure you activate yours before boarding.
This train is just a regular train.
Nothing fancy, no Wi-Fi, no plugs to charge your phone,
not even a place to store your luggage.
The subway wouldn't have anyways, but it's got comfortable seats.
PA: The next station is Penn Station
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So easy, 20 minutes and we're in Midtown Manhattan.
Where to? Where to?
This way.
Cheers! We made it.
Mmm.
It was really, really easy.
Penn Station is the main intercity railroad station
in the entire New York City.
Actually, this is the main transportation facility of any kind
in the entire Western Hemisphere.
Every day, 600,000 people pass here on weekdays, of course.
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From here, you can get a train to Boston,
to Philadelphia, Washington D.C.
Actually, this is what we're doing after New York City.
So keep watching this series because it'll be our first time
taking a long-distance train here in the United States.
Anyways, what I really wanted to show you
is this new train hall here at Penn Station.
Look at this, how nice.
Just inaugurated earlier this year,
this is Moynihan Train Hall.
It cost 1.6 billion [last word in Portuguese].
- Wow! - 1.6 billion.
- That's a lot, huh? - Yeah.
That's so much money, I can't even fathom.
I don't understand the billion.
- You don't understand billion? - No.
-How many... You need to watch the show "Billions."
You'll understand.
- How many McDonald's and Starbucks would that be?
Look at that big clock.
- It's really nice. - Yes.
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Guess what this building used to be.
- A library, hospital...
The biggest flower shop there ever was.
- No, no, no, no.
- Oh, I bet a post office?
- [laughs]
I'm sure you knew it was a post office, didn't you?
- Maybe.
- Yeah, and this big hall here is where they used to sort the mail.
Oh, look at all these pictures here.
Train arrivals and departures.
Actually, this train hall here was inspired by the original Penn Station,
the one that was demolished in the 60s.
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This is not the VIP area.
This is just people waiting to board.
These are the only places to sit down at the station.
Amtrak's lounge is up there.
If you're not familiar, Amtrak is the national railroad service
here in the U.S.
Entrance here is for first-class passengers
or if you're in a sleeping car.
So beautiful, and there's a lot more to grow here.
Food hall? Not yet, but close.
Look at that.
Look at this area here, how cool.
This will be full of restaurants, bars, shops.
Right now, only the main level is functioning.
There are a few things in the mezzanine, but not much.
And in the bottom, the tracks, for you to get the trains.
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New York City upside down here.
Very cool.
Oh, look at the old post office.
You can still see here in the mezzanine.
Oh, but the post office still exists here behind.
Look at this, a lot of construction going on,
and the post office is hidden in one of the corners.
That is the traditional Penn Station over here.
And across the street, Moynihan Hall.
Oh, look at this view.
Where are you right now? - New York
♪ In New York ♪
- Yeah. Yeah, you can sing it.
- I can sing it? - Go girl.
- Our hotel is really in front of the hall.
Look at this. This is Moynihan.
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Good afternoon, Gordon! Look at that.
- Someone knows who's important. - Oh! [laughs]
- You know, it's like on the plane.
- What about it?
- They thanked me for flying with Delta.
- They know I'm important. [last word in Portuguese]
- Oh, look at you. - I'm important. [In Portuguese]
Out of everyone on the flight, the flight attendant just came to Gordon
to thank him for flying Delta.
We were flying Comfort Plus, and he's not an elite member,
he's not anything. He just got a thank you.
That was funny.
- You know, they charge extra for a view.
- Okay, you're not going to see the Empire State Building?
Oh, look at that building over there!
That's the One World Trade Center, baby.
- I have views of air-conditioning machines.
- [laughs]
- Sorry, baby, I didn't upgrade you to a view room
- [laughs] That's fine.
That's actually the One World Trade Center.
Look at that, we do have a view.
We can even see the train terminal... again!
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This is the Fairview by Marriott Hotel right in Midtown Manhattan,
and it was super easy getting here, as you saw.
It took about 50 minutes,
from the airport all the way to here,
and then we spent a little longer at the station
because we needed to wait for the time to check in.
In total, it cost us $31.
It could have been cheaper if we just caught a bus in first place
or if we combined the AirTrain with the subway.
In that case, it would be $10 cheaper, $21 for the two of us.
Now, keep in mind that if you are four,
Uber might be about the same price if you do exactly what we did.
The difference is that it would probably take you a little longer.
Trains and subways are really the best way
to get around New York.
Now, if you're all excited about what's to come, New York City,
make sure you subscribe to the channel,
keep watching, because there's a brand new series about to start.