Canter Bridge

JFK is a terrible way to introduce a visitor to a very nice country. It’s a grimy, worn-out kind of place where many of the employees seem to wish they were somewhere else and you were too.

There is the occasional oasis. Take Delta’s Crown Room Club at Terminal 3, near gate 6. You can usually find outgoing and friendly staffers, always a wonder in New York City though hardly a feature that is entirely absent when sought out. This Crown Room Club would not be mistaken for expansive, yet it has a pleasantly laid-back what-you-see-is-what-you-get quality to it.

Given the alternatives outside, ducking in here is always a pleasant respite.