Best chemistry research school in NYC for 2014?

<p>I'm attending community college in the fall of 2012 and want to transfer after 2 years there to a school in NYC that has the best chemistry research opportunities because I will be majoring in chemical engineering and want to attend Harvard for my PhD right after I graduate. Which school in NYC would be the best in terms of chemistry research?</p>

<p>(I'm a resident of NYC so I want to keep the costs down.)</p>