Gate-area staple in T5 when you forgot something basic
Hudson in Terminal 5 sits on the post-security concourse, so you hit it after clearing TSA and before walking to the JetBlue gates. It runs from early morning through late evening, roughly matching the T5 departure bank, and functions as the standard airport news and travel shop for this terminal.
Expect magazines, paperback books, phone chargers, and neck pillows, plus drinks and packaged snacks you can take to any gate in T5. Prices on bottled water and soda run at typical JFK markups, usually around $4–$6, with candy and chips in the $3–$7 range, so this is a “grab it because you need it now” stop, not a bargain hunt.
Hudson also stocks basic travel fixes like painkillers, bandages, and travel-size toiletries, which helps if your liquids bag got tossed at security in Terminal 5. You’ll also find simple souvenirs with New York logos, so you can still bring something back if you skipped Manhattan shops; think keychains and T-shirts rather than premium gifts.
Lines spike at Hudson when multiple JetBlue flights board around the same 30-minute window, especially in the morning rush in T5. If your flight starts boarding in 25 minutes or less, head straight here, grab water and any last-minute essentials in one pass, and skip wandering deeper into the concourse comparing snack options.