The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. It was packed on the street, but tourists weren't allowed inside. Maybe the sight of all those traders crying in their beer was just too much.
Grant's Tomb - Ulysses S Grant was a popular general in the Civil War and then served 2 terms as president. Where have all the tourists gone? They're here...
Times Square - consumerism gone mad
Empire State Building - rather than queuing with the masses to go to the top, why not go "to the bottom" for a drink in the Heartland Brewery bar - YIC can recommend it.
YIC also took time to walk and run in Central Park, peer at the Statue of Liberty across the Hudson River, and visit several bars. He can particularly recommend Amsterdam 106 on the corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 106th Street: lots of beers to try at only 3 dollars a pint before 7 pm. Pick of the bunch was Goose Island Brewery's (Chicago) Honker's Ale: a fine bitter served from a white goose-neck pump with a goose's head setting off the pump.
And finally - start spreading the news, YIC's leaving on Thursday. The UK beckons for the next leg of the journey.