Can anyone give me some names of art schools/courses in New York city?

I'm loving living in the city at the moment (sometimes I prefer the tranquility of the country) and also have been thinking a lot about doing some further study that is more art based rather than design based. A friend is planning to move to NYC later in the year and I thought what better city to study art in than New York - I've always wanted to go and maybe now is the time... it's just a wee thought right now, probably won't happen (I don't think I can work there legally - so that would be an issue...) but I think I should look into it.

If anyone has any words of wisdom on this topic please share!