Uh noI-77N I-81N I-78E takes you right into the Holland TunnelNo tolls [until the Delaware river and then NYC] no cities But lots of big truck traffic.
I believe that Mr Danger has the best way, he seems to know what he is talking about. However, I would modify the last bit of it. Actually getting into the city, the Holland Tunnel may not be the best way depending on where in the city you are going, Getting to Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island you will probably do better to divert along rte 440 and use the outerbridge crossing. Follow the signs for the Verrazzano Bridge for queens or Brooklyn. For the Bronx, I would stay in New Jersey a little longer and travel up to the George Washington Bridge.
drive up to virginia beach then cross the bridge and tunnel there and make your way up to through maryland and deleware and then cross over into jersey near wilmington and go accros jersey into new york
Interstate 95
RT 95 and a Ferrari is the fastest way.
with the pedal to the metal, how else