Hotel
UPDATE: WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE BLOCK OF ROOMS WE RESERVED HAS BEEN FILLED UP, WE GOT ANOTHER BLOCK AT THE HOTEL DOWN THE ROAD -SPRING HILL SUITES. RESERVE WITH THIS LINK: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1685739244381&key=GRP&app=resvlink We have reserved a block of rooms at the Tarrytown Sheraton with discounted rates for July 20th (Thursday - day before the wedding), July 21st (Friday - wedding day), AND NOW July 22nd (Saturday, since we may be too tired get it together in time for check out). You can specify with the hotel decide when you want to check in/out. This hotel is about a 15 minute drive to The Briarcliff Manor. Transportation will be provided to and from the wedding venue.
Travel Note
So which airport is best for you depends. Are you coming directly to Sheraton Tarrytown or spending time in NYC? They all have convenient transit options into the city, so taking the cheapest flight is fine. But below are some additional thoughts. PLEASE NOTE: If you are debating taking a cab vs. Uber/Lyft from ANY of the airports, Uber/Lyft is almost always cheaper. LaGuardia (LGA) - If you are planning on driving/taking an Uber directly to the Sheraton Tarrytown, LGA is the closest. There are transit options that go into NYC as well. Some involve a bus, which can be annoying after a plane flight. LGA is closer to the city, but if you don't feel like taking the bus, it may be easier to Uber to your hotel, Grand Central, or even the subway (R/N yellow lines). JFK - Take the AirTrain to Jamaica Station (cost about $5). At Jamaica Station take the LIRR (Long Island Railroad - another $9 off peak) directly to either Grand Central or Penn Station in NYC. If you are continuing on to Tarrytown, you will take the LIRR to Grand Central and from there another train to Tarrytown. If you are staying in the city, take the LIRR to either Grand Central or Penn Station, whichever is closer to your hotel. Ubers to Brooklyn or the City run around $65, but fares vary. https://new.mta.info/schedules (also see below for more train info) Newark Liberty (EWR) - there is a train the runs frequently from EWR airport to Penn Station in NYC. From Penn Station you will have to take a cab/Uber/Lyft to Grand Central and take the Metro North to Tarrytown. See Trains Below. Ubers into the city can run about $90, so the train may be the best option into the city AND it's usually faster.
Train
Metro North is a clean, safe, and reliable train that runs regularly from Grand Central Terminal in NYC to Tarrytown and back. Please note that trains run less frequently on the weekends and late at night, and makes local stops. On weekdays the train runs more frequently and makes fewer stops. You may need to factor the slower weekend trains into your travel plans. The times are consistent. So if you want to see what trains will be like the wedding weekend, you can try the link below. The schedule for this weekend will likely closely resemble the wedding weekend schedule. Open the link (in the "View" button below) and input From: Grand Central To: Tarrytown. Careful to specify the time. It will give you train times AFTER the time you put in to help you plan. You can also set the time for a weekend to see how frequently the train departs from Tarrytown to NYC on the weekends. You can purchase a ticket at Grand Central and Tarrytown, or you can purchase a ticket on the train. If you eschew conveniences like interactive train schedule websites and miss the satisfaction/hassle of figuring out a train time from an Excel spreadsheet, go nuts: https://new.mta.info/document/107076
Travel Note
Whether it's 70s noir classics like The French Connection, marathons of Law and Order, or pretty much any superhero movie, you may have some absorbed some wrong-headed pop culture notions of what Manhattan is like. We're not saying it didn't used to be "rough around the edges", but in the year of our Lord 2023, it is actually quite nice. Except for Times Square. It's safe, but it's awful. That said, here are a few general suggestions for staying in "the city": Ideally you'll want to stay below Central Park, though both the Upper West Side and Upper East Side are nice with great museums. You will also want to stay between 10th Ave. and Park Ave. (Avenues run North-South, Streets run East-West). The avenues are longer than they look on maps, so staying central makes it easier to get around. The key consideration is staying near a good subway stop or close to multiple stops. All that said, don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions about neighborhoods. Some may have more of what you're looking for than others.