Cost !
I found that the cost of flying near the coasts in the USA was higher than in the centre, I did a lot of flying in Detroit and saved my self some money not only on the flying but also on the hotel costs.
I think this is for two reasons, the hotel was cheaper because no one takes a vacation in Detroit! (they do in Florida) and all the European pilots in search of a cheap deal go to the "nice" places rather than the rust belt.
If you live in New York I would post your exact location and let the local pilots give you recomendations of local training establishments, that way you will get the BEST deal but this is not likely to be the CHEAPEST deal.