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.
Nintendo's Game Boy handheld was first released in 1989. The gaming device was the brainchild of long-time Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi, who was the person behind the Ultra Hand, an expanding arm toy created and produced by Nintendo in 1970, long before Nintendo would enter the video game market.