This route isn't quite as cheap as subway but will require less of a walk (10.75 off-peak, $13 peak including AirTrain): take AirTrain from terminal to Jamaica Station, take the LIRR to Atlantic Terminal-Brooklyn, at Hanson Pl walk across Flatbush Ave, then across Atlantic Ave and 4th Ave will begin, walk south on 4th Ave to Sackett St. By subway ($7.25 including AirTrain): take AirTrain to Howard Beach Station, take A subway to Hoyt-Schermerhorn, exit to Bond St. and walk south on Bond to Atlantic Ave, turn left and walk to 4th Ave, turn right and walk to Sackett St.
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