There's no single price for a set of four — it depends on your vehicle's tire size, the brand tier you choose, and whether you need an alignment or new valve stems alongside them. New York Tire Shop, rated 4.8 from 49 reviews, prices each job by vehicle and gives you the total before any work starts.
What actually moves the price?
Tire size is the biggest swing — a compact sedan and a full-size pickup aren't shopping in the same price bracket, and a performance tire and a standard all-season aren't either. Brand tier is the second lever: a budget line and a premium line built for the same wheel size can land far apart.
Add-ons change the total too. New valve stems, a wheel alignment, and disposal of the old tires often get bundled into a four-tire job instead of showing up as a surprise at the end.
How do you get an exact number?
New York Tire Shop, at 53-46 Van Dam St in Long Island City, quotes by vehicle instead of posting a flat rate, because the same four-tire job can land at noticeably different totals on two different cars. Call with your vehicle and current tire size and get tires plus labor as one number before anything is ordered.
Good, better, best — what's actually different?
A budget tire and a premium tire on the same car aren't solving the same problem. The cheaper option gets you rolling; the pricier one usually buys longer tread life, a quieter ride, or a manufacturer's mileage warranty. None of that shows up on a price tag by itself, which is part of why New York Tire Shop talks through the options instead of just reading off a number.
Does the quote include installation?
It should — a price on 'four tires' ought to mean the finished job, not just the rubber. Confirm mounting, balancing, and old-tire disposal are folded into the number, not billed on top of it afterward.
Is it cheaper to buy tires online and have them installed here?
Sometimes, but ask first. New York Tire Shop can tell you over the phone whether they'll mount and balance tires bought elsewhere and what that adds to the total, before you order anything.
What days can I get tires installed?
Any day works — weekday hours run until 8 PM, Saturday until 7 PM, and the shop's open Sunday too, so a four-tire job doesn't have to happen on a lunch break.