Welcome from NY. If you have no idea what kind of cigars you like definitely try out the newbie sampler thread 3. That's the best way in my opinion to get a bunch of cigars for a good price with a great variety. And, since they are from a senior members private stash, you won't end up buying crappy sticks.

Or you can look at some of the sampler packs on any of the sites that bigwhiteash posted. you can get samplers based on brands, flavor strength, wrappers, or countries of origin.

in the meantime, a quick google search will point you to a local B&M. Even if they are expensive, it might not be a bad idea to pick up a few singles just to try something.

Good luck and have fun with it.