Im a cpt on 747-400 flying for one of the european majors - as we fly worldwide it means that except for the homebase - it might be that sometimes You have not flown a certain destination for quite a while.
It has both to argue for ; as You would prepare yourself more for an airport , like JFK- so instead the routine/experience You would balance this with more preparation.
I did the canarsie-approach only in the simulator ; and am gratefull for that.. ( night , n-.1 .. all for the purpose of training - ) .
Never flown it for real - but the 747 needs a stable rate of descent - so leaving the MDA at the last possible moment is not a desired option for me ( and in principle against the airline's procedures).
It seems to me that the canarsie 13L at JFK is not fit for all types of aircraft-
I flew into JFK several times now.. and I feel it still is a certain challenge-
if only because I started my early years as a beginning pilot in the south , ( of the US ) .