Free parking lot (Of course you have to be in the vehicle) which is just 7 mins away from the airport. Using this facility for few years now whenever i need pickup friends / family from JFK. Very safe place and way better than parking on roadside. There is electric car charging station and restrooms (I didnt use it, so not sure how the restrooms are maintained)
Useful additions like lavatories. More displays are needed to indicate terminals and airport exits.
Bathrooms super nasty. They should charge at least $2 for entrance and pay a janitor to take care the bathrooms. Also it would be nice to have a small cafe shop in the lot. All that money can be used to take care the bathroom. On a free service, people tend not care about good maintenance.
This was my first visit and it went well. They do have bathroom facilities, which seemed clean, at least flat thing in the morning. I imagine they might be trashed by the end of the day. Theres 3 different types of car chargers, so if you have am electric car they probably have the right charger for you. It would be nice if they had better signage to get you to the lot and had multiple lots closer to the terminals. I did see some people parking by the side of the road which could subject you to police harassment. This is a good idea which could be improved on.
This is the best Idea and place to park,, what most people do where they Double park on the side of the Road, waiting for an accident to happen.
Clean bathrooms, great safe place to wait at JFK.
Very convenient. Easy in and then out to the terminal.
A convenient place to wait for JFK airport pickups.
A short stopover for cars near Jfk Airport. When you pick up at the airport. If you dont want to stop at the paid parking lot. This will be the best choice.
Very convenient location right next to the JFK airport terminals. Much safer than parking at the curb side on the expressway and risking yourselves in getting an expensive tickets.
Great place to park while waiting for someone to land. I honestly dont know why so many cars park on the vanwyk etc. when you can safely park here at the cell phone lot. There is plenty of parking and ever porter potties just incase you gotta go, and only a 4 minutes from all the terminals. Park here and be safe instead of parking on the expressway.
A simple lot that allows you to park without being hassled or bothered. There is an ice cream truck for snacks and port-o-potties as well.
Good place to park and wait for a passenger or relative before their arrival, they have electric vehicles charge and their is public restroom available
Large parking lot with restrooms and its free to park while you wait
Im thankful for this perching place. I remember when it didnt exist, what a pain.
All good for a waiting area for picking up people before arriving at the terminal. One thing that knocked down a star is that celular data tend to get bogged down when the area is full of people.
Its a very nice big lot with restrooms on site
They really improve this lot with great restrooms for the wait time
I know its just a parking lot but they have nice, clean restrooms available which made the wait much better especially after my long drive to the airport.
There are chargers for electric cars here and also portapoties that are pretty gross but also great if you really really really need to go potty very easy to access the airport from here and plenty of parking spaces
Plenty of parking and public bathrooms is available with running water
At least no charge. Has portable restrooms if your in a pinch. Seems like 1000 Uber cars waiting for the next pick up. Had to wait 1.5 hr for someone I was picking up, they were delayed at gate. Would have been great if they allowed food trucks
Best location to comfortably stage for airport pickups. 2 mins to the terminals. Easy in and out. Charging stations.
People should park here instead of the road. Well let. Theyve done some restructuring but I think it could still use better flow. I wish there were some bathrooms though. Waiting for a while with no bathroom, plus being able to park long at the actual terminal when picking people up makes it a bit difficult. Add onto that city traffic. Besides that, its what it should be.
Im shocked that people park on the side of the highway when this lovely parking lot exists, that comes with a clean bathroom (as of May 2020). I was so impressed that the portapotties were upgraded to bathrooms youd normally find at Cirque du Soleil which have ventilation, flushing toilets and fully-stocked with paper towels and soap.
Got a good rest here whole waiting for my grandmother to arrive =]
Very convenient. Well lit; plenty of parking and easily accessible. The restrooms are clean and the the lot is free of trash.
Sure! I’ll review the cell phone lot! It’s a parking lot you can wait in while waiting to pick someone up. There’s even a couple porta-potties. Asphalt conditions are adequate and spaces are clearly marked. Would have been 5 starts if there was a Starbucks and/or chipotle on site. Close enough to terminals but still a few minutes down the road.
Its a necessity at any airport. Not having to park alongside the highway or circling around the terminal, its a safe and convenient place to wait for your love ones or passenger to arrive. Its free and close to the terminals. Porta potty are available. No Wi-Fi.
Very Convenient to JFK. Exit B. Easy access back to the beginning of airport to terminals. Can be crowded at peak times with mainly Black Taxi & Limo Comiss plates abounding. Port a potties in the back. Dont park in first row coming in by the entrance or you will never get out. Always Back into spots for a clean getaway. Ive used many times
It has gotten too crowded since the uber revolution. Easy to get in and out to and from the terminals.unfortunately there are no restrooms and not very good signal, guess they are just not allowing any communication towers so close to the airport because of interference with the control tower for the airport itself.
When I arrived it was around 10pm. The parking lot is easy to find and it was very easy to get to the terminals when your guest arrive. There where urinals but they where over used and very dirty. If you park near the fence line it smell like urine. In the short time I was waiting there janitors emptying the trash and picking up trash around the reciprocal.
Worst parking lot ever. Cell phone connection is the worst here. Dont ever go to this parking lot. There is always a problem there people always get in to a small accidents in the lot because it is very congested. TLC drivers there act like jurk offs they always get angry for no reason. There is bathroom but no place to eat by all means if u need to go. Go to the limo lot which is much better.
Best place to wait for a flight at JFK. Its better during the day. There was some lighting while we were there and plenty of people, but go to the bathroom first. Theres only a port a poty in the sun. At night, tbh, Id just wait.
Great place to hang out to wait for your party to land. They call you on your cell phone as you wait parked for FREE! RIGHT outside the concourse area so you just drive out of it when they are ready and scoop them up and away you all go!
Great place to chill for like an hour or two before your flight [if you have a car]. I saw that my friends phone didnt work in that area. Some people may also experience that problem as well so just giving you a heads up. Places did not charge a fee to enter which was great.
Nice lot, but most of the time occupied 99% with taxi & Uber drivers with no spots available for regular drivers. JFK and Uber should regulate individual taxi locations, as cell phone lot isnt meant to be long term taxi parking.
Was so surprised. Friday mid afternoon with lots of open spaces. Waited for call from relatives and within 4 minutes we completed pickup and on the road to home.
When place is fully packed dont expect to have 4G network. So many people using phone that service is slow. Sometimes difficult to find a parking lot due to so many car service drivers.
So happy to have an area to wait in with my car waiting for an arriving flight with out being chased
Easy way to wait for your travelers coming into JFK. Much better than waiting on the shoulder of busy roads. Make sure you have your cell phone and they know to call you when they have their luggage. Also, tell them to tell you exactly where they are so you can find them.
This place is better than it used to be, but the porta potty situation is horrible. They need to put like 15 porta pottys not 4. They are so overused you have to hold your breath just to pee. Many drivers go behind the porta pottys rather than use them. If you have to go number 2 I feel sorry for you.Also this seems to be the one place in NYC that has a dead zone for the cell data service. Many times I cannot tell my place in queue or if I joined the queue.This is also where the rideshare drivers are forced to wait. We are performing a necessary service transporting people from the airport. How about treating the drivers with a little respect? Unhappy drivers make for unhappy passengers which does not reflect well on our city.
You can park, but otherwise Yuck! If you are suicidal enough, then let the portable toilets be your weapon of choice. At the very least get a shot and anointing before and after use. Also beware of the crazy people posing as drivers. Accidents abound.
The concept is good the place was full of Uber and Lyft drivers that think the parking lot is a freeway. These folks should have their own lot leave this for the regular people that need to pick up family members.
Its a safe place to await your arriving travelers. However those restrooms have been removed. No apparent explanation available.
Great place to park in the airport to wait for flights to arrive instead of on the van wyck expressway. Other than the shady uber/lyft mafia that hangs out here, theres plenty of parking spots.
JFK is very strict and if you are pickup has not arrived or is not even close to getting to the exit Ill make you drive around so this parking lot is a good place to hang out. Too bad they didnt have a restroom there
Free parking while you wait for whomever you are picking up, to call you to come pick them up. They have restrooms (porta-potties in bigger lot, and trailer in smaller lot).
The sign says no parking for more than an hour. The porta-pottyis bad, lot usually filled with car service vehicles, but it is safer than waiting on the highway.
A great option when waiting for flight arrivals...unless you cant find parking because Uber vehicles claimed the entire lot. Expect to have weak cell phone signal at this cell phone lot - how ironic!
Ticket free place to park (under 1 hour) with easy access to terminals for pick-ups.
The lot is big. Its a good idea but poor advertising of it and far from terminals. People dont really know it there. If you like to be early and not deal with with driving around go to the cell lot . Takes less then 5 mins to get to any terminal .
This is the waiting area for cars when waiting for flights to arrive at JFK airport. Just a lot with 4 porta potties and nothing else. Bring toilet paper and hand sanitizer with you just in case you need to use one of the porta potties since they run out of these items regularly.
Easy in and out. Clean and safe feeling although no guards visible. One of two cell phone parks. Much better way to pick up passengers
Its a waiting area with the worse rest rooms anywhere. Taxi drivers are basically treated as subhumans with the condition that they maintain this place.
Very large parking lot with no fees. Great for waiting for arrivals. You can access Terminal 1 Arrivals within five minutes.
Depends on what time of day you arrive, had plenty of spots when I arrived on a Sunday. Porta potties are very, very, dirty and seem like they are not emptied frequently.
Free waiting area 5 minutes from the terminal. My wife called as she was comming out i pulled up and we were off. Fantastic idea. Its a hugh lot so always a spot.
Awesome free lot but unfortunately these days spaces more limited due to mostly Uber and taxi drivers parking here. Great that they added portapotties
It was just a parking lot. And with AT&T I had almost no cell service, so much for the name. It would be nice if they at least had some port-a-johns for those waiting.
Great place to park while waiting for someone to arrive.
I am so glad there is a place to park, while waiting at the airport. Thank you! Not everyone knows its there, though, because cars still line up along the roadside approaching the terminals. More signs are needed.
Excellent parking area
Very convenient location. However sanitary conditions need to be improved as traffic is so high in this place. I hope authoritys will see this comment and take necessary action
Dirty as hell but convenient when the flight is delayed and if you dont want to pay 100 dollars or more to park. There are also alot of hacks in there.
Being a Lyft and Juno driver, I come here to wait for rides... The reception sucks... I get booted off the ride share queue because Im constantly loosing signal. I gave it 3 stars because sometimes it actually does carry me through the complete queue cycle but not always is that the case.
Plenty of room, portolets were clean, nice option for waiting, way safer than hanging out on the highway or ramps. Thank you.
Cellphone lot is only bad for its toilet condition. Its stinky and dirty as well. Most of the time there was no toilet paper. People pee even outside. Overall the management in this site is very poor.
I like the concept and I have used the lot before, but this time the whole lot was all rideshare drivers with no room for anyone else. Many unattended vehicled.
Super convenient free parking lot for when you are waiting to pick up a friend or relative. As the name says, you wait for the call, then within minutes you are at the terminals.
JFK Airport cell phone lot always has parking spaces available. Wait for free until your family/friends land. A little bit off the main exits but worth going to.
There are porta-potties and a Mr. Softee truck stops by regularly, so there could be worse places to wait if youre picking people up at JFK.
Easy to get to. Lots of parking. Its very dangerous to park on the side of the highways around the airport. Just follow the signs!
Dont know why the idiots park beside highways when this lot is available while you await passengers arriving at JFK
Bathroom need to be cleaned more often
It was terrible. So many cars with people accessing their cell phones and not enough bandwidth. 90% of my applications shut down I could not get any work done.
Could be a lot bigger but it does the trick and saves you a ticket from Port Authority Police which I might add is very costly and definitely not easy to get off your record...
The johns can use a cleanuo more often. They are stinking up the air close by the tlc drivers there deserve to be treated like human beings
Best place to park if waiting on delayed arriving flight at JFK. Plenty of lights. Must stay with the car.
The greatest JFK invention
Crowd but good place to wait
Its great if you are picking up someone and you dont want to spend long time in the paid parking lot
Easy to find and very organized car park for picking up people at JFK. Free, cant beat it.
Never knew it was there. Pulled over on side of road where everyone parks waiting. Police officer was nice enough to tell me about it. AFTER HE WROTE ME A $138 TICKET.
Good location to wait for passengers to arrive to the airport has porta potties but not all of them are clean
Its huge.. It takes a while to get there a a little confusing to drive to. Just take your time pace yourself, read all the signs on the way there
Its nice to have a free parking lot to wait on an arrival....unlike Newark Airport.
Its a good place to go to when youre at JFK. There are porta potties available plus trash cans.
Its all its awesome when one can wait for very short period of time, and receive a great ride to anywhere!!!!
FREE ... Has bathroom... Wait for your pax without being Chase by police. 5 min to terminals via van wyck expressway
A great place to wait at the airport if you picking up someone and flight is delayed.
Everyone needs to park here instead of the side of the road/ highway. I think people just dont know about it because the only signage is when you are coming up on terminals.
Place design for you to rest and wait, when your pick up/depart firend is not ready
Free to park and sit and wait for departures/arrivals. Praise the airport gods for giving us some free time
It is good area from the people who are waiting to pick up their family members. You can watch movies relax.
Pretty kool to stop and rest and wait for someone to come out of the airport. Nothing to see here though. Its a sit in your car place near JFK.
Its very nice to have this place. Only thing need to be worked on is the Cleaning of restrooms.
Good for ridesharing drivers but lyft connectivity and cell network is not good
Good idea to have that at JFK. Worked well for me. Portable restrooms need more attention
Do not wait for Uber or lyft will spend 4-8 hours there to get a ride more money on the streets
This is a better option than parking illegally on airport access roads
I like this idea which drivers can stay there with their car and wait for the travellers call/text/message to pick up.
Excellent idea to have a space to wait for someone coming without paying for parking
Convenient distance to the Terminals.
Much better alternative to JFKs cell phone lot. The restrooms here are alone make it worthwhile
Some spots does not have phone signal. So keep an i on signal bar before you park.
I works well (dispite the idiot cabbies doing the stupidest stuff), has port-a-potties and is laid out well.
They had porta potties which surprised me. As far as a cell phone lot goes its all you can ask for.
Good place for waiting people who will arrive at JFK. but i could not find restoom here.
Best and safest place to park while waiting for a flight to arrive
Very convenient and close to the terminals!
To be waiting at the cell phone lot, the best to wait for ur family to arrive, this is good, thank u JFK airport.......😍👍
Plenty of room to park and convenient for holding for incoming passengers.
Good for taxi driver
Good place to wait until passengers arrive not far from terminals.
Packed, no wifi, and even cellular internet seems throttled to the point you cant even receive any messages.
Great Place Too Park While Waiting For Plane too Arrive. And It Is FREE can not beat that
Really need some bathrooms here! The smell of urine is overwhelming. Dont go there again.
Excellent spot to park while waiting for incoming flights.
It’s a parking lot with portable bathrooms. Occasionally the ice cream truck comes by. That’s about it.
Very convenient.just some rowdy careless drivers honking but a great service.ty MTA.
Alot of TLC cars in the lot, it has portable restroom.
Free parking area if you waiting for airport arrival and bathrooms available
There was a ton of unnecessary traffic both going in and out today. Surprisingly the Van Wyck was perfectly clear
Its a parking lot, what did you expect me to say? There was black top and other vehicles, some parked and some moving.
I wish people knew how easy this lot is to get to...theyd stop waiting on the highway!
Great free service... but people should turn off headlights glaring while parked.
Porta pottys are useful when you are waiting on your passengers
Wow uber drivers so crazy, mad, oh they dont care nothing, they dont have any courtesy too
If your here as a driver for a ride hailing company I strongly recommend you do not waste your time here.
Terrible cellphone connection here, no real bathroom for TLC drivers, no food or beverages available... just a terrible place to be
Easy directions in but weird getting out.
Nice waiting place
Its all taxis, great job JFK of enforcing your rules
Very busy a lot of cars waiting here specifically cabs and taxis. Be wary of aggressive drivers.
Most disgusting placeSick drivers pee everywhereNo matter Day sun light, even u can’t say anything to them, they started CRAZY BARKING
This place is mostly used by uber and lyft drivers as a waiting parking lot
It is good that the Cell Phone lot is there but people using the lot are PIGS !!!
Good place for hanging out waiting for that come pick me up call. And its FREE!!!!
Very convenient, not to mention there is no charge to wait.
Good spot to wait for Arriving flights at jfk airport.
Place to park. What more to say. Traffic pattern could be better.
Many parking spots. Porta potties. Very busy.
Helped me a lot, I appreciate your airport cellphone site very much, thank you.
Cool place to relax and wait for incoming family members and friends...
Its free.. But porta potties were straight up nasty
This was a good find. It is a nice lot not hard to find and easy out of it and back on road.
Some times you have to wait. This is the place to do it!
A good place to wait for someone flying in to JFK. Close to the terminals.
Great place. Free free.. has bathroom.. Food
The lot is ok,but the porto potties were truly disgusting.
Very good place to wait for incoming flights at the airport
Legal and Safe waiting area. Ready access to terminals.
Great place to wait. Very close to airport.
Good place to wait for passenger pick up .
Very convenient and theres no charge..... Yet.
Free w/ porta johns! What more do u need when waiting to p/u family & friends.
Very convenient. I only wish Newark Airport had this.
It is off the main road to the terminals so you must go down frontage road for a while before getting on main road.
Does what it says! But they could use a flight board like they have at West Chester Airport.
Only thing I wish there was a little rest stop with snacks or a restroom.
Mobile bathrooms are disgusting and never cleaned. Urine everywhere!!!!
As expected. Plenty of room to park and relax
Worse area to wait. Cell phone service dont work there. No bathroom.
Free parking, and its not far from all the terminals perfect.
Very satisfied ! Had porta pottys too!
Crowded but good place to park!
Safe to wait n not get towed
Excellent place to wait temporarily parking.
Its ok good choice to wait for a flight...
Clean safe, lots of Uber & lift guys.
Went to there several times, always had free places.
Great place to wait for flights to land.
TLC parking lot but why waiting a lot of regular plates!!! No guardian look like TLC
Necessary place for waiting .Wish snacks were available...
Good place to park while waiting
I like going early and waiting in the cell phone. Take a nap and wait for the call to pick up.
Big parking lot. Easy find and convenience.
Perfect place to wait the flights arriving!
Good place for the client to wait without pay
Nice place to hang waiting for the plane to arrive
Great place to stop and wait for arriving passangers
Place to wait till the people you pick are out of the terminal
Nice quiet and comfortable and I felt safe
Very useful. Need to hace restrooms
💯 best cellphone lots in New York City area
Convinient, i feel they should add bathrooms
Was early to JFK to pick up my friend. Waited here for free.
It needs more improvement real bathrooms and a coffee shop.
Total reviews rating 4
199 Reviews for Cell Phone Lot West 2023:
Review №1
2021-05-23If youre arriving early to pick someone up this is the place to navigate to!This lot is free, has a bathroom and 10 car charging stations.The terminals are about 5-7 minutes away. This lot is easy to get in and out of and much safer than illegally parking/standing on the side of the expressway or on any other road near the terminals. Make your experience picking someone up from JFK more pleasant by waiting in this lot!
Review №2
2022-05-05This is a great waiting room when you are waiting for loved ones to arrive by air. First of all, its free & easy to get to: right off the Van Wyck. Once there, they have restrooms in case the flight is delayed. Also free WiFi! Plenty of parking room. I suggest you park so you are head in & can pull out fast. Well lit and appears safe at night. Use your cell phone to monitor the flights & youre good to go! Happy pick-up!
Review №3
2021-04-05Easy access to all terminals, free parking for upto 60 minutes. Has portable toilets and EV charging stations.You can avoid parking by the access roads and stay here safely, checking your messages, listening to music etc as you wait for those you want to pick up.All terminals are just 5-7 minutes away, so you can leave to the passenger pick up area once you know that the passengers have their luggage.
Review №4
2022-07-01Im definitely grateful for this lot, especially when you have to legit wait for an hour🤦🏽♀️. Its got lots of porto potties(that I did not visit), but theyre there if you need one🤷🏽♀️.
Review №5
2022-05-04Its got a bathroom trailer (flush toilets, running water) and a multi-faith meditation trailer. Many ride-service drivers wait there and clean out their vehicles. Quiet and safe.
Review №6
2022-05-19Nice!! You can park and wait for free and use the restroom as well, just dont abandoned your car for too long!!!
Review №7
2020-03-17When you are picking up someone from JFK, this is the place you can park your car for free while the passenger is ready to come out. The cell phone lot is only 5 minutes away from any terminal. Why spend $8:00 to $12:00 per hour going into a short term parking lot and end up paying close to $30? Also, I see people parking on curb side at the entrance to JFK or on Belt Parkway, where it can endanger you or other motorist.Also, there are free apps you can download to your Cell phone to track the status of a flight, or you Simply can Google the flight number and the airport for real-time flight status.
Review №8
2019-09-08Nice free parking spot. A must place for anyone who is picking someone from JFK Airport. It was almost vacant on first week of September during morning (10am).
Review №9
2022-02-25Large parking lot with charging stations for electric cars, close to the airport, making it a nice place to wait for passenger pick up.
Review №10
2022-05-26I want to suggest please don’t leave your car in this place without any person you may towed.