Jim:
The course has gone through a whole host of changes over the years. I believe the current ownership is a Korean group and a few years back they brought in architect Stephen Kay to make a number of key changes. Some of them worked -- others less so.
The course is located on a very hilly site -- you start from a clubhouse that overlooks the property and when you stand on the range you can actually see the NYC skyline on a clear day.
The course is functional and there are spots where the layout does offer something of note. However, the abrasive nature of the property does have some silly holes like the UP-hill par-4 9th. Literally you could get a neck ache just looking at the hole.
On the flip side you have a delicious par-4 like the 2nd. It makes you maneuver the ball from right-to-left and the green is well positioned and contoured.
The back nine seems to have the better set of overall holes. The long par-5 13th is well done and the par-4 15th at 440 yards may be the best hole for both demand and design reasons.
Kay did a good job in giving the greens plenty of character on a number of holes. The crampness of the property works against things as you literally feel boxed in like a hamster in a cage. You also get from time-to-time such inane features as the plethora of bunkers that dot the 18th hole. It's almost as if the facility went into overdrive with all sorts of bells and whistles.
In sum -- NYCC is slightly above average -- it could have been better -- but it's clearly more playable than what was there previously. Hope the info helps ...
P.S. Total yardage is roughly in the range of 6,500 yards.