Business: Men should be wearing dark suits, conventional ties, shoes and dark socks. Women should be wearing suits, shoes with little heels and few items of jewelry.
Formal: Men should be wearing tuxedo and women should be wearing very modish dress.
Cocktail Party or Diner: Dressing depends on the occasion and temperature.
Barbeque or Picnic: Slacks, shorts, casuals, sneakers and even swim suits.
Theatres, Operas and Concerts: Men usually should be wearing tuxedos and women long flowing gowns. Dressing for these occasions depends on the seats and type of occasions.
Up-scale restaurants: A suit or a jacket along with a tie.
Churches, Mosques, Synagogues: Men and women should wear decent clothes with coverings on their heads.
Women are until now addressed as the "fairer sex" in New York. But the men in New York hold greater responsibilities than the men belonging to any other place.
If you are invited to an American home in New York, you must take with a little gift like a bunch or a bouquet of flowers, a wine bottle, a pack of chocolates or any other souvenir from our own land.
You must also take care of few other travel etiquette in New York if you don't want to offend the New Yorkers:
Don't smoke either in presence of someone without asking for permission or in prohibited areas
Don't talk rudely to someone
Don't smell bad
Don't use offensive language
Don't drink too much
Don't drive while drinking
Don't cut ahead in the queue
Don't drive aggressively
Don't disrespect any cultural tradition
Tipping is a common social practice in New York. You are expected to tip your cab driver, waiter and bellboy. A usual amount of tipping could be 15 to 20% of the total amount of your bill.
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