Rich,
I have flown over, under and through the New York Class B.
Over is just fine but getting up there may take a while.
If you do not mind water going under is quite doable. You can fly under
around the east side. Only about 10 minutes over water and lots of time
saved. You can ever call them up and ask to go through. 5500 north bound
Directly over JFK the out to Calverton VOR.

Michelle

RNR wrote:

I'm contemplating a flight from the Philly area to Cape Cod. My
biggest concern is the huge Class B area that encompasses Newark and
the New York Airports. I often fly around the Philly Bravo with
little in the way of route disruption. It will, however be a long way
around this airspace.

My question is this: is it unreasonable (or unsafe) to consider flying
over the New York Bravo? That would make my trip much more direct. I
doubt that I would get clearance to fly through. I also doubt that I
would be able to get flight following. I am a little concerned about
flying over the Bravo, especially considering Maule Driver's recent
post about overflying Philly's space. If I do fly over the Bravo,
should I call approach and give them a heads-up about my intentions
(and maybe get flight following that way) or are they too busy to be
concerned with a VFR flyover? Thanks.
Rich Russell