In this tutorial: download shapefiles from the NYC Open Data Portal, open QGIS, save a QGIS project, and orient to the QGIS interface
Note - the subways dataset appears to have been removed from the NYC Open Data Portal since I made this video, but a link to an old saved version is below.
Links:
Download the latest QGIS long-term release (LTR) version: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/down...
Borough boundaries shapefile: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Governm...
NYC subway stations shapefile: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13kz4Ud11K...