No laws prohibit dating. Age of consent is 17 so sex is legal.

Can a 30 year old date a 17 year old in NY?

In New York, it is illegal for an adult (someone 18 or older) to have sex with a minor (someone younger than 17), even if the sex is consensual. Those who break the law have committed statutory rape.

Is a 17 year old a minor in New York?

The age of consent in New York is 17 years old. However, New York has a partial age exception for consensual sex between someone who is younger than 21 years old and a minor who is 15 or 16 (or at least less than four years older than the victim).