Joel Lindpere (19) gave New York the lead, but they were trailing to goals from Nick DeLeon (21) and Dwayne De Rosario (68) before Wilman Conde snatched a point two minutes from time.
New England Revolution and Chivas USA also played out an exciting draw, the teams sharing six goals in the first 47 minutes.
But the home side will be furious after blowing a 3-0 lead after 22 minutes thanks to a double from Saer Sene either side of an own goal from Rauwshan McKenzie.
Shalrie Joseph scored twice before half-time to make it 3-2 and Miller Bolanos grabbed the equaliser just two minutes into a second half which surprisingly did not feature any more goals.
The only team to win on Wednesday night were the Columbus Crew, who secured a last-gasp win at Philadelphia Union despite being reduced to 10 men.
Josh Williams went from hero to villain for Columbus, getting sent off on 68 minutes having previously cancelled out Carlos Valdes' opening goal.
But the visitors still managed to snatch victory in the last minute through Eddie Gaven.
Ajax has released their away soccer jersey for the 2013/14 season. Get in the Gear.
The new PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 FG. A great new soccer cleat with classic look and first time for PUMA to be on the cleat.
The adidas Nitrocharge is the most talked about new cleat in years. It was released on May 15 and will take your pitch by storm.
One of the top soccer cleats for control the Nike CTR360 will not let you down on the field in tight spaces.
Chelsea won the Europa League on Wednesday. The Blues defeated Benfica 2-1 on injury time goal from Ivanovic.
Bayern Munich are kings of Germany and hope to be crowned kings of Europe at Wembley later this month!
The Juventus jersey for the 2013/14 was released earlier this week. Be the first to wear the colors of the Old Lady.
The Liverpool 2013/14 soccer jersey is available for pre-order. The Reds are eager to compete for silver next season.
The push for more color on their cleats, adidas has added the infrared colorway to the adiZero f50 Line.
Borussia Dortmund hears Wembley Calling and are headed to London for the Champions League final.