Travel

Hotel

Hyatt Place New York/Midtown-South

Hotel

Refinery Hotel

Hotel

Embassy Suites by Hilton New York Manhattan Times Square

Flight

Laguardia airport (LGA)

NYC airport that's relatively easy to get in and out of. Uber Shuttle available to and from here, that will drop you off at Penn station (a couple blocks from hotels listed above).

Flight

JFK airport

This is an okay option if you're okay Ubering from the airport or are confident using the subway.

Flight

Newark airport (EWR)

There is a direct bus that will take you straight to Bryant park which close to the above hotels listed.