N.Y.U is a good college there is also Columbia (an Ivy league) and there is Barnard . All three are pretty hard to get in and cost alot of money but those are some of hte best colleges in N.Y.
The Boot and the Palms are basically on campus, you can head a few blocks to Maple and hit up Phillip's, Roccos, Brunos and The Raven... Cooter Brown's is close too. Also, Friar Tuck's is the other...