There’s no doubt that I’ll go to NYC again if I could. I had had the most amazing time ever while I was living there.
I’ll fly to JKF and probably take a cab to Queens where, besides what people think, there’re quite good and cheap hotels. I know there’s a hotel called “La Quinta INN Queens” that not only is cheap but almost new.
From there not only you have the underground to get to Manhattan but also the train station to get to many towns close to NYC like Port Jervis. In these towns there isn't much to do but if you have the time and you want to visit a small town in you'll have the chance to see the real american roots.
But it is true that most of the time I’ll go to Manhattan. Probably I’ll go to China town and to the WTC. Even take the Ferry to New Jersey and pass in from the Liberty Statue.
Uptown there’re also things to do like shopping at the Soho or visiting Saint Patrick cathedral, or the main Library. The good thing about it, is that most of these places and some museums are for free! Even thought it is NY and it is supposed to be everything very expensive.
Definitely NY is the place to go.