Frankfurt is typically 6 hours ahead of New York. When it's 9:00 AM in New York, it's 3:00 PM in Frankfurt. Both cities observe DST but on different schedules.
During DST transitions (2-3 weeks in March and November), the difference can be 5 or 7 hours. Frankfurt uses CET/CEST, New York uses EST/EDT.
Morning NY works best! 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM New York corresponds to 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Frankfurt. NY morning catches Frankfurt afternoon.
Frankfurt is Europe's financial capital, home to the European Central Bank and Deutsche Bank. It's the busiest airport in Germany with Lufthansa operating numerous daily flights to NYC.