How much does it cost for one day in New York City?

I will be travelling to New York next month from Saudi Arabia but my final destination is San Francisco, you might wonder why its very far. The reason is that my current employer which is an airline company has only two sectors in North America and that is New York(JFK) and Washington (IAD).
I just need to buy another ticket from JFK to SFO once I get to New York but I am thinking of seeing downtown Manhattan and most especially,the famous park in the city, places where I used to see only in Hollywood movies
That is why I am planning to stay for one day and fly to SFO the following day, I found this hostel already which is really affordable but I am wondering about the cost of transportation from and to the JFK International Airport.
Can someone please give me an idea how much would it cost for one day in Manhattan?
The only reasons I want to do there is to see the place and take some pictures before I fly to SFO.

By the way this will be my first time in the States, I will be immigrating to California.
Sorry, from dowtown Manhattan to JFK.

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