The best cheese cake in new york is actually in Brooklyn , if are going to spend some time in the city you must go to Mona Lisa bakery , they have these old brick oven and the outcome is divine !
This is their web site
http://www.monalisabakery.com/
The your picked as one of the top five cheese cake places in new york , I actually did not try the rest but you can find them in the following new york times site.
Enjoy !
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/dining/bestof-library.html