Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: He then made the return trip from Los Angeles to Roosevelt Airfield in New York in 27 hours and 19 minutes , lowering the West to East record by 1 hour and 36 minutes .
Simplified: He then made the return trip from Los Angeles to New York City in 27 hours and 19 minutes , lowering the West to East record by 1 hour and 36 minutes .