Most of you will probably be flying out of Kansas City Airport (airport code: MCI). Flying into New York, you have three options: LaGuardia (LGA), John F. Kennedy (JFK), or Newark (EWR), which is in New Jersey, but is just as easy and close as the others.
If you don't care which airport you're going to fly into, a lot of airfare websites will sort all NYC flights based on price. Some resources for finding good airfare:
Kayak is an aggregator that will sort through all of the major airlines and booking sites by price.
Kayak won't check the "discount" airlines, though - you'll need to check those separately. Keep in mind that airlines like Southwest and Frontier may have much cheaper fares, but may require you to change planes or transfer more than once.
Hipmunk sorts flights according to level of "agony" (price + flight duration + plane changes).
You have the option to buy a one-way ticket to New York and change your return plans as you go, but keep in mind that you will NOT be able to stay at the FIT dorms beyond July 29! After that, you're on your own.
You won't get your MTA (metro) cards until after our first meeting, so when you get to New York, you'll have to decide how you want to get to the FIT dorms (406 W. 31st St, 10002). If you have a lot of luggage, you may want to plan in advance and budget for a cab.
