Hudson News
Finding it
Hudson News is in Check-In in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It sits landside, so you can reach it without a boarding pass — and you still have to clear security afterwards.
- Level
- 3
Terminal 1 has 30 places to eat and 34 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 5am.
Hours against the security queue
Across the week, JFK security runs longest around 8am at a median of 33 minutes, and lightest around 2am at 10 minutes.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's JFK wait-time record, not a live reading.
About this location
Level 3 puts this Hudson between the Prayer Area and the VIP ONE Lounge & Checkpoint, an unusual pairing of quiet rooms rather than the food court clusters the brand often sits beside. It carries the standard mix of travel essentials, phone accessories and souvenirs. Terminal 1 has six Hudson locations in total, so this is one of several rather than the terminal's only outpost, and its distinguishing feature is simply what surrounds it: a checkpoint lounge and a prayer room instead of restaurants, making it a quick stop for last-minute chargers or gum on the way to a gate rather than a browsing destination.
One of 7 Hudson News locations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (Terminal 1, Terminal 7, Terminal 8).
What to expect
- snacks
- Travel essentials
- Phone accessories
- Souvenirs
Other options in Terminal 1
All landside, so you can reach any of these before security.
Sources
- Hudson News — Terminal 1 — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, checked 2026-09-10
Official Travel Resources
1 verified external links from airport operators and U.S. agencies.