Toronto moved into second place in the Eastern Conference with a 6-5-4 mark, one point behind front-runners D.C. United. Toronto has won three of its last five games.
New York (2-11-4) is winless in its last eight and is in the basement of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference.
Nana Attakora grabbed a poor clearance and sent a high pass into the box, from where Vitti was able to loft a header over goalkeeper Danny Cepero.
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