ItdependsonwhereinNewYorkyou'regoing.NewYorkisabigstatewithalotofdifferenttypesofenvironments-fromquiteruralareasandmountainsupstate,tobigcities,tosuburbs,toruralfarmingandfishingcommunitiestobeachtownsonLongIsland.
LongIsland,whereIlive,hasaveryvariableandoftenextremeweather-wegofromfreezinginthewintertobroilinginthesummer(rightnow,it'ssunnyand80degreesat4pmandit'sstillspring),andthere'salotofhumidity,whichmakessummersdifficult.Upstate,inthemountains,it'scoolerinthesummer,withlesshumidity,buttheirwintersareveryharshandsnowy/icy.Ifyou'reaskingaboutNewYorkCity,itgetsinsufferablyhotinthesummer(thebuildingsandstreetsjustabsorbandthenradiateheat)andverycoldinthewinter(thewindwhipsbetweenthebuildingsandjustfreezesyousolid,sometimes).
YouwouldneedtohaveclothesforallweathersinNewYork,regardlessofwhereyou'regoing-you'dneedmorewinterclothingupstate,maybe,andmorelightweightspring/summerclothingdownstate,butyou'ddefinitelyneedabroadrangeanywhereyougo.Becausewehavefourseasons,meaningthatourweathervariesagreatdeal-veryhotinthesummer,coolandoftenrainyinthefall,coldinthewinter,andcool(thoughnotascoolasfall)andsometimesrainyinthespring-youwouldneedclothestoaccommodateallofthatseasonalvariation.
