That's right, identifying by photos some arthropods is not easy and it is not safe either, since the ant looks very small I see feasible to play it safe by observing with the help of equipment some of its structures for a better attempt, I left this in the previous comment. On the other hand, the country where @agmoore is located is in the United States, specifically New York (although I don't know if it changed to another city 😄). There are groups in the family Formicidae that are somewhat complex to identify, so as you comment, it is quite possible that you will not get to the species, but perhaps you will get to the genus by having the ant under a microscope.