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AirTrain connects every terminal to the subway at Jamaica Station ($8.75 flat AirTrain fee, separate from the subway fare). From Jamaica, the E train runs into Midtown Manhattan; the venue-specific connection is a transfer to the uptown 1 train to the 66 St-Lincoln Center station, which sits at the venue's front door.

Yellow taxis run a fixed TLC flat rate to anywhere in Manhattan (including the Upper West Side) rather than the meter, official TLC fare page: $70 plus a stack of surcharges (MTA State Surcharge, Improvement Surcharge, rush-hour surcharge, NY State Congestion Surcharge, MTA congestion-pricing toll, tolls, tip). Uber/Lyft pickup points at JFK have been shifting terminal-by-terminal amid construction (Terminal 4 to a Lot 66 shuttle zone outside a noon-2am window. Terminals 5 & 7 temporarily to the Howard Beach AirTrain station), check the app for the current pickup point rather than assuming curbside.

302 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

442 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

891 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

251 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

37-10 11th Street, New York, NY 11101

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

38-71 13th Street, New York, NY 11101

Typically $70-130 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

59 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

230 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

940 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

318 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

538 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019

Typically $120-220 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

80 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019

Typically $350-700 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

160 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019

Typically $350-700 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

109 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10170

Typically $350-700 a night off-peak guide, higher on festival dates

Directly adjacent to Lincoln Center ('next door'), with three subway stations described as steps away.

Under a mile from Lincoln Center, about a 15-minute walk, or three subway stops (1/2 train from 79th St) to the Lincoln Center station.

Upper West Side, roughly a half-mile from Central Park (2,641 feet) and within easy walking distance of Lincoln Center per the hotel's own neighborhood description.

Upper West Side, within the same walkable museums/parks/shopping district as Lincoln Center per third-party guide coverage

Important, non-obvious caveat for New York City specifically: NYC's Local Law 18 (enforced since 2023) is described as 'the most restrictive short-term rental law in the US', legal short-term (under-30-day) rentals require the host to be physically present for the entire stay, registered with the city's Office of Special Enforcement, capped at 2 guests, and entire-apartment rentals are effectively prohibited. Independent coverage reports NYC Airbnb/VRBO listings dropped roughly 70% after enforcement began. This materially changes the advice versus a typical festival market: genuine whole-apartment Airbnb inventory in Manhattan is now scarce and often not legally bookable for a short festival weekend, hotels (above) are the more realistic option for most attendees.

A poor fit for this festival specifically, honestly noted: Lincoln Center is a dense indoor Manhattan venue with no camping angle of its own. Hipcamp's own NYC-area directory skews well outside the city. Harriman State Park (~40 miles out, per Hipcamp-adjacent coverage) and assorted Hudson Valley properties (Hudson Valley River Camp near Pine Bush, under 2 hours from the city; the Upper Shire in Columbia County) are the closest genuine options, none of them a realistic day-trip-back-to-the-festival base.