PRANAY LANDS
12:56 PM
PATH
3 rides · $9.75
SUBWAY
3 taps · $9
BEFORE YOU LAND
  • Pranay lands at LGA at 12:56 PM on DL 2346 from Denver. You land at 9:57 AM, so you wait for him — the plan fills the gap with a momo run on the free Q70 bus.
  • Home base is Harrison PATH. PATH is its own system: $3.25 a ride — tap a contactless card or phone at the PATH readers (OMNY doesn’t work there).
  • Pick ONE card or phone wallet for subway taps and use it all week — that’s what unlocks the $35 subway cap. Pranay needs his own card or phone.
  • For live PATH times get RidePATH (iPhone) or use the Transit app / Google Maps. Also: the MTA app and Fly Delta.

THE PLAN

  1. 9:57
    AM
    FLIGHT

    You land at LaGuardia, Terminal C

    DL 5149 from Cincinnati (departs 8:00 AM)

    Grab your bags, then follow signs for Ground Transportation → Public Transit / LaGuardia Link Q70.

  2. 10:30
    AM
    RIDEFREE

    Free bus to Jackson Heights

    Q70
    LGA Terminal C → Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av
    LaGuardia Link · free, no tap needed · runs 24/7 · ~10–15 min

    Ride to the bus terminal at Roosevelt Av & 74 St.

  3. 10:50
    AM
    EAT

    Momos in Jackson Heights

    Phayul · 37-65 74th St (2nd floor) · opens ~11 AM

    Tibetan beef momos, steamed or fried — cheap and excellent. Get an order to go for Pranay; he’ll have been flying since early morning.

    Confirm today’s hours on Google Maps; 74th St is lined with Himalayan and Indian spots if it’s closed.

  4. 12:15
    PM
    RIDEFREE

    Back to the airport for Pranay

    Q70
    Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av → LGA Terminal C
    LaGuardia Link · free · ~10–15 min · Terminal C comes before Terminal B

    You’re back with time to spare before he lands. Keep an eye on his flight in Flighty in case it’s early or late.

  5. 12:56
    PM
    FLIGHTMUST

    Pranay lands — meet him at Terminal C

    DL 2346 from Denver (departs 7:15 AM Denver time) · Delta uses Terminal C

    Wait at Delta baggage claim on the arrivals level. Expect him out around 1:15–1:30 once bags arrive — have him text you the carousel number.

  6. 1:35
    PM
    RIDE

    Together into the city

    Q70
    LGA Terminal C → Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av
    Free · ~10–15 min
    E
    Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av → World Trade Center
    Manhattan-bound · last stop · 14 stops · ~40 min · tap OMNY ($3 each)

    Stay on to the end of the line, then follow the PATH signs underground to the Oculus (~5 min).

  7. 2:40
    PM
    RIDE

    PATH home to Harrison

    PATH
    World Trade Center → Harrison
    Newark-bound · Newark–WTC line · 4 stops · ~22 min · $3.25 each

    Board any train marked Newark — Harrison is the stop right after Journal Square.

  8. 3:10
    PM
    BREAK

    Drop bags & rest in Harrison

    About an hour to settle in and freshen up before the evening.

  9. 4:15
    PM
    RIDE

    Back in: Harrison → Grand Central

    PATH
    Harrison → Journal Square
    WTC-bound · 1 stop · ~5 min
    PATH
    Journal Square → 33 St
    Change to a 33rd St train · no extra fare · 7 stops · ~22 min
    BDFM7
    34 St–Herald Sq → 42 St–Bryant Pk → Grand Central
    B D F M uptown 1 stop, then the 7 one stop · free transfer · tap OMNY ($3)

    You come up in Midtown just after sunset (4:42 PM), right as the lights come on. About 50 min door to door.

  10. 5:10
    PM
    SEE + DOMUSTFREE

    Grand Central Terminal

    89 E 42nd St

    Main Concourse: the teal zodiac ceiling and the four-faced opal clock.

    Whispering Gallery: lower level, by the Oyster Bar — stand in opposite corners and whisper.

  11. 5:35
    PM
    SEE + DOFREE

    New York Public Library

    Fifth Ave & 42nd St · open till 6 PM on Mondays

    A quick look before it closes: the marble lions, Patience and Fortitude, and Astor Hall.

  12. 6:00
    PM
    SEE + DOFREE

    Bryant Park Winter Village

    Right behind the library · 6th Ave & 42nd St

    Free-admission ice rink (skate rental extra) and 180 holiday market stalls under the lights. Hot cocoa in hand.

  13. 7:00
    PM
    SEE + DOMUST

    Times Square after dark

    Broadway & 7th Ave, 42nd–47th St

    Climb the red TKTS steps at 47th St for the classic photo. Keep your phone and wallet in front pockets, and skip costumed characters who ask for tips.

  14. 7:45
    PM
    EAT

    Cheesecake + halal cart dinner

    Junior’s · 1515 Broadway (at W 45th St) → The Halal Guys cart · W 53rd St & 6th Ave

    Get a cheesecake slice to go at Junior’s, then walk ~10 min to the original Halal Guys cart: chicken over rice, lots of white sauce, a little red (it’s hot). ~$12.

  15. 8:30
    PM
    GETTING HOME

    Home to Harrison

    BDFM
    47–50 Sts–Rockefeller Ctr → 34 St–Herald Sq
    Downtown · 2 stops · ~5 min
    PATH
    33 St → Journal Square
    Last stop · ~22 min
    PATH
    Journal Square → Harrison
    Change to a Newark-bound train · next stop · ~5 min

    Home by ~9:30 PM. After about 10–11 PM the 33rd St trains detour via Hoboken (~10 min longer) and late trains get sparse — check RidePATH before you leave.