These are the places in NY:
http://www.tsracing.com/NewKarter/St...ks/NewYork.htm
there's only two there that are close to me. The Riverhead Raceway, which is an Oval, and the Uniondale Sprint Track, but I don't even know if it still exists, Nassau Coliseum exists but that has nothing to do with Karting, it's a huge event place. I could call them up tomorrow. Anywhere closer (not listed) is amusement park karting...but I'd even settle for that at this point.
UPDATE- I actually got some useful reading material, Speed Secrets 1 by Ross Bentley.