I will play. Great topic. Hopefully, more people will join and share.
I don’t even live in New York and have only been there like 2-3 times.
Anyway, I like Tianjin Dumpling House (天津風味) in Flushing Chinatown, New York. It is in the basement of Golden Mall (correct me if I am wrong people). It is not a looker. In fact, it may scare some people, but it has a collection of really inexpensive and good quality stalls.
I had the dumplings at Tianjin Dumpling House. Great stuffs. I then did a take-out on some street foods (maybe pig ear, beef tendon and something?). They tasted good as well.
