NYC Family Trip Oct 8–13, 2026

Thu Oct 8 – Tue Oct 13, 2026

NYC Family Trip

2 adults, kids 14 and 8 · kosher

⚠️ Confirm the Belleclaire reservation includes Thursday night (Oct 8). It was booked from Oct 9.

Trip basics

Dates
Thu Oct 8 – Tue Oct 13, 2026 (arriving Thursday evening)
Hotel
Hotel Belleclaire, 250 W 77th St at Broadway (Upper West Side)
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Travelers
2 adults, kids 14 and 8
Arrival
AA 2339, PHX → JFK, Thu Oct 8. Departs PHX 10:11 AM Phoenix time (boarding ~9:31 AM, gate A17, Group 5). Lands JFK 6:00 PM ET, Terminal 8. Boeing 737 MAX 8. Confirmation MCTXBO · Gabriel in seat 20B (other seats: see the AA app).
Thursday planLive flight status📍 Google Maps
Departure
AA 2829, JFK → PHX, Tue Oct 13, departs 12:00 PM ET, lands 2:32 PM Phoenix. American flies from JFK Terminal 8.
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Leave for airport
~9:00 AM ET Tuesday

🕯️ Shabbat

Starts Fri 6:06 PM (candle lighting). Ends Sat about 7:05 PM.

Kosher restaurants close Friday afternoon through Saturday night. That shapes the meal plan for both days.

🗽 Booked

Statue of Liberty pedestal, Sun Oct 11, 11:00 AM ferry

Sunday plan📍 Google Maps

Day by day

Thu Oct 8Arrival🚇 104 min · 🚗 89 min · Uber ~15 min faster›Fri Oct 9Central Park, Diamond District, Ohel, Shabbat🚇 185 min · 🚗 182 min · Uber ~3 min faster›Sat Oct 10770 Eastern Parkway, Top of the Rock, Times Square🚇 159 min · 🚗 124 min · Uber ~35 min faster›Sun Oct 11Statue of Liberty, 9/11 Memorial, Brooklyn Bridge🚇 168 min · 🚗 145 min · Uber ~23 min faster›Mon Oct 12Natural History Museum, Canal St🚇 80 min · 🚗 83 min · Subway ~3 min faster›Tue Oct 13Departure🚗 ~52 min · Uber/taxi ~52 min (subway not recommended)›
Transit mapLines, legs, day routes›RestaurantsAll seven are kosher›Book-ahead checklist+ Know before you go›

🚇 Transit for every leg

The subway costs $12 a ride for the four of you, about $108 for the whole trip. Uber for the same nine legs runs roughly $350–500, not counting the airport. Fare is $3.00 per person per ride; the 8-year-old pays too, since only kids 44 inches or shorter ride free (MTA fares via Moovit). Tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstile, one tap per person.

Uber prices are estimates for UberX (fits 4) and change with demand. Use UberXL for the airport with luggage.

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Sources

When checked on Oct 5, 2026, the Chabad.org Brooklyn page showed candle lighting at 6:07 PM. The plan keeps 6:06 PM as written.