LaGuardia is in Queens about 6 miles from downtown and Newark airport is across the Hudson river in New Jersey about 12 miles to the southwest of the city. Ready access is available from each airport via taxi or bus. Public transportation is excellent in New York City. Busses, subway trains and taxis provide the most convenient means of transportation. New York City is one of the few cities in the USA with adequate train service.
Commuter trains cover most of the nearby communities and neighboring states.
Longer distance passenger trains travel the east coast corridor and go to many major cities across the country. There is only one New York City , of course. No other American metropolis even comes close to it in terms of population, diversity of culture, entertainment, business and commerce. Visitors will soon realize that New York is a great, majestic State as well as a magical city. A popular destination for native city dwellers, Long Island has recently been discovered by everyone else and it is not hard to see why.