So, leaving 3 hours of travel time to and from Manhattan (to be safe, since it's a weekend) and arriving 3 hours prior to departure, you'll have 2 hours to explore the city. Maybe 3 if you're very lucky. I guess you have to decide if that's worth it.
The Virtual Boy was released on July 21, 1995 (1995-07-21) in Japan and on August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16) in North America with the launch titles Mario's Tennis, Red Alarm, Teleroboxer, and Galactic Pinball. It was not released in PAL markets.
Development of the Virtual Boy lasted four years, and began originally under the project name of VR32. Nintendo entered a licensing agreement to utilize a 3D LED eyepiece technology originally developed by U.S.-based company Reflection Technology.