Cute. He tells you to look at ITA instead of Google flights, because then he has a chance at a Priceline commission.
http://www.theflightdeal.com/2017/07/19/american-131-newark-los-angeles-and-vice-versa-roundtrip-including-all-taxes/
Also you can use this deal for hidden city in a lot of AA hubs, last minute option
Might not need to do hidden city... http://www.secretflying.com/posts/chicago-minneapolis-atlanta-vice-versa-69-roundtrip/
Not the same deal, more expensive, shorter route, not out of NYC
The only issue is that is isn't from NYC, which I overlooked. But my math tells me that $69 is less than $131. Obviously shorter route, I was comparing it to a hidden city.