Why not a hotel lounge in Brooklyn?
I don’t think a train is at all unreasonable as it is the most practical way to get around NYC, but why the long trip?
I take the subway rather than drive every chance I can. (Among other things, more time to learn torah.) I actually consider myself a bit of a subway buff and love trains! But I married a woman from California who is totally car-oriented and drives everywhere she can. Yet we have been happily married almost six years.