Hi everyone! I a new to NYC (Brooklyn area) Brooklyn, and I am extremely interested in learning Polish.
I speak Russian, English, and French- and am just looking to get into my heritage a bit more by learning as a complete beginner.

Anyone have suggestions about where to start? Or any centers in NYC that offer classes? is the language extremely difficult, would you say?
Thank you!

What is the best way to learn Polish?

I'm in high school and learning Spanish, but I REALLY would like to learn Polish (one day I hope to visit a friend who lives in Poland). For now I've just been printing out some basic Polish phrases and travel vocabulary. Does anyone have suggestions for the best way to learn Polish? Should I go to a class, buy a software program... etc. I'm not looking for a quick and easy way, I'd really like to learn the actual language, not just phrases.

It'd be awesome if your answers were from personal experience with the Polish language.